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smoke

[smohk] / smoʊk /


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Residents in several districts were advised to close their windows until the smoke cleared.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

More than 100 women, many of them homemakers, are volunteer members of an initiative dubbed "Power of Mama", patrolling daily for smoke and flames and jumping in to put out fires when needed.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

A June 17 fire at cold storage operator Lineage’s 500,000-square-foot food warehouse left neighbors dealing with noxious smoke and an influx of rats and flies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

"Importantly, cleaning removes viruses and bacteria from surfaces, but it can also generate invisible air pollution. There's no visible dust or smoke in the air, but these particles are forming."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

A pipe holder for what I imagine was an evening smoke.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

Spatchcock it, score the fat so it can render as it smokes and place a pan beneath the bird to catch the liquid gold that is duck fat.

From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026

It was that moment where I’m like, holy smokes, in three months that number has shot up and we can’t be passively thinking that this is all going to align.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026

In 2013, the Scottish government set a target of achieving a "tobacco-free" Scotland by 2034 in which no more than 5% of the population smokes,

From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026

International sales of Cuban cigars, the island nation's most emblematic export, bring much needed income to its struggling economy, with Europe the main market for the luxury smokes.

From Barron's ● Feb. 14, 2026

Not that he smokes so much, not at all; it just looks so distinguished.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

But they salvaged the inning when Teoscar Hernández drew a walk and Miguel Rojas smoked a single through the infield to tie the score.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

There was kielbasa, in several permutations: smoked, turkey, pork-and-beef.

From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026

Barrister Arizuna Asante said Djoudi walked past the complainant as he smoked outside the restaurant shortly after 22:15 GMT, before later appearing with Eldahouzze and El Habchi.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

Near a petrol station draped in anti-drone netting, an employee casually smoked a cigarette, waiting for the alert to be over.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

He had kept himself fit, had never smoked, and had dressed expensively.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz

The NHS says vaping is less harmful than smoking, external, but notes there are still risks - many of which are still not known.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Words and phrases that will earn you a mark: genuinely, load-bearing, smoking gun, X is the new Y, and any “crazy hyphenated contractions that no one would normally use,” says Mehta, 33.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Sleep disorders, depression, obesity, smoking, and other health problems may also help keep symptoms going.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026

Since my longtime therapist’s behavioral approach had already helped rein in my personality enough to quit smoking and drinking, and marry a great guy, I decided to try his suggestion.

From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026

A fog of cigar smoke enveloped us as we passed the gentlemen’s smoking room.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck




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