body odor
noun
: an unpleasant smell from the body of a person who has been sweating or is not clean
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American Airlines will take new measures — including new training for staff, creating an advisory group and evaluating policies over removing people from flights — after Black passengers filed a lawsuit alleging they were forced off a plane after a complaint about body odor.
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Hannah Sampson, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
None of the men removed from the plane had been accused by other passengers of having body odor.
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 20 June 2024
Unpleasant body odor typically comes from natural bacteria that feed on sweat on the skin’s surface.
—Sara Novak, Scientific American, 10 June 2024
Three Black men have filed a federal lawsuit against American Airlines, alleging they were racially discriminated against when they were kicked off a plane due to a body odor complaint.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 30 May 2024
The men eventually discovered the reason behind their removal — an employee said someone complained about body odor on the plane.
—Jonathan Franklin, NPR, 4 June 2024
As alleged in the complaint, when the plaintiffs demanded an explanation, an American representative explained that they had been removed from the flight because a white male flight attendant complained about an unidentified passenger’s body odor.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 30 May 2024
The men didn't know each other and weren't seated together
Three Black men have filed a federal lawsuit against American Airlines, claiming that employees removed them from a flight because of a body odor complaint.
—Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 30 May 2024
When the plaintiffs once again demanded an explanation, the employee told them a white male flight attendant complained about an unidentified passenger’s body odor, their attorneys said.
—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 May 2024
Hannah Sampson, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
None of the men removed from the plane had been accused by other passengers of having body odor.
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 20 June 2024
Unpleasant body odor typically comes from natural bacteria that feed on sweat on the skin’s surface.
—Sara Novak, Scientific American, 10 June 2024
Three Black men have filed a federal lawsuit against American Airlines, alleging they were racially discriminated against when they were kicked off a plane due to a body odor complaint.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 30 May 2024
The men eventually discovered the reason behind their removal — an employee said someone complained about body odor on the plane.
—Jonathan Franklin, NPR, 4 June 2024
As alleged in the complaint, when the plaintiffs demanded an explanation, an American representative explained that they had been removed from the flight because a white male flight attendant complained about an unidentified passenger’s body odor.
—Melissa Noel, Essence, 30 May 2024
The men didn't know each other and weren't seated together
Three Black men have filed a federal lawsuit against American Airlines, claiming that employees removed them from a flight because of a body odor complaint.
—Erin Clements, Peoplemag, 30 May 2024
When the plaintiffs once again demanded an explanation, the employee told them a white male flight attendant complained about an unidentified passenger’s body odor, their attorneys said.
—Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 May 2024
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“Body odor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/body%20odor. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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