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putrid

[pyoo-trid] / ˈpyu trɪd /


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"Noam. I d love your advice on how I handle my putrid press," Epstein wrote, adding that media coverage was "spiralling out of control".

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

The Raiders were so putrid this season that they now own the No. 1 pick in April’s draft, giving the NFL’s most successful quarterback the chance to handpick a franchise quarterback of his own.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

For years, they pumped the putrid fluids deep into the ground—and triggered hundreds of earthquakes, some with a magnitude of over 5.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

The putrid chamber drama becomes a fantasia, befouled rags turn into tuxedo pants and it’s finally safe to belt how they feel.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025

Tally had never seen so much space painted in such putrid colors, as if the building were designed to make its occupants vaguely nauseated.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld




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