cigarette

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In Kim Eunho’s 1927 ink and color painting on silk, “Woman Reading the Fortune of the Day,” a hostess in traditional hanbok dress whiles away her break with gaming tiles as a cigarette smolders nearby.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Listening to “The Boutique,” I feel like I should be smoking a cigarette and drinking the dirtiest martini known to man in a speakeasy, wearing a drop waist silk dress and bright red lipstick.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

Rodent repellent, cigarette packets, and piles of very old newspapers are also among their finds.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

It is also present in cigarette smoke and processed meats.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026

Only the day before Francis, in a swish of black cashmere and cigarette smoke, had brushed past me in a corridor.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt