cigar
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When Volcker — who served so long ago that smoking was still allowed in the hearing room — didn’t like a line of questioning, he would disappear behind a large cloud of cigar smoke.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 11, 2026
The Lakers have occasionally been tantalizingly close, but there’s a clear absence here of any cigar, and no chance of one walking through that door.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026
Stopping Celtic earning 10 titles in a row was enormous but too often it was a case of close but no cigar and at Rangers, that's not good enough.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026
Cuba on Saturday announced the cancellation of its iconic cigar festival, amid a major energy crisis sparked by US pressure on the cash-strapped island.
From Barron's ● Feb. 14, 2026
At that time he had a cigar box full of scraps.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
He later called the community “a unique opportunity to experiment with democracy,” describing it as the kind of place where people can freely set off fireworks and smoke cigars wherever they want.
From Salon ● May 3, 2026
But the cigars remain as do the memories, which are rekindled by the letters and autograph requests that still arrive regularly in the mailbox.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2026
Some also have started connecting their clients with property managers who can maintain multiple homes, keeping the humidor filled with cigars or stocking the fridge before clients arrive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026
More than 1,300 people from around 70 countries are estimated to attend the Habano Festival each year to sample cigars from Cuba's producers, as well as visit tobacco plantations and factories.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2026
The men wait with cigars, flowers, address books, bottles of champagne.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
