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hookah

[hook-uh] / ˈhʊk ə /


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During the early morning hours on Sunday, Songz was also reportedly involved at another incident at Mira, a restaurant and hookah lounge.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2025

“I like Americans, they are so beautiful,” said Aman Gautam, a 23-year-old hookah parlor owner who patiently queued.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 8, 2025

“Qatar is like another country now,” he said, taking a short puff from the wooden pipe of his hookah.

From New York Times ● Nov. 3, 2022

Virtual courts in India have provided moments of unintended hilarity - from a lawyer appearing shirtless for a hearing to another smoking hookah during proceedings.

From BBC ● May 26, 2022

They sat on low-seated woven stools, a brass hookah between them.

From "Amal Unbound" by Aisha Saeed

In an open-air, bustling café in Nasr City in Cairo, dozens of newly arrived refugees huddle in small groups, puffing on hookahs, sharing stories about their homeland.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2024

The popular pipes, also known as hookahs and narghiles, are often passed between friends, potentially transmitting the virus.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 31, 2021

The West Hollywood City Council voted to prohibit sales of all flavored tobacco products except shisha, which is used in hookahs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2021

In lonely-looking and half-finished towns along the way, the only businesses seem to be coffee shops filled with men smoking hookahs and playing cards.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 23, 2018

“Maybe,” I say, clicking through my camera, looking at some awful pictures of hookahs and plastic swords, thinking, What’s wrong with being weak?

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali


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