smoke
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Other clips show people climbing down from the ferry that has flames and plumes of smoke coming from the top of the vessel.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
The struggles many people had with the smoke are a sad reminder of the importance air quality has for our health.
From Slate ● Aug. 2, 2026
Bass also took heat for comments she made that the air surrounding the burned-out warehouse wasn’t dangerous to breathe, despite some residents reporting feeling sick from the smoke.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
"We've been there since the beginning," Goncalves said in the carbonised town of Le Porge, which has seen some 12 percent of its buildings go up in smoke.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
Tiamat gave another puff, and it started to smoke.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
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And in a month, guess what, it’s there, and you’re gonna be like, ‘Holy smokes, I have it.’
From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2026
Sander does not romanticize, valorize or flatter them: The even lighting comes from an overcast sky; they are dressed in dark suits and hats, one smokes a cigarette, and each sports a cane.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 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
He speaks with a Southern accent, smokes fat cigars and wears a felt hat—winter or summer, hot or cold, don’t matter—a felt hat.
From "The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros
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On the other goes a coarse, olive-bar-inspired romesco made with jarred roasted peppers, sun-dried tomatoes, salted roasted almonds and smoked paprika.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
His team created deli-style versions of some of his breakfast menu, including Earl Grey prunes and crumpets with smoked trout.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Most smokers never develop lung cancer, while some people who have never smoked do.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026
Food trends columnist Adam Chandler profiled Lev Sercarz about cooking in this new era of American eating, and received suggestions for the best seasonings—from sumac to smoked salt—for spicing up even the simplest meals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
Omakayas knew how important it was to tan the skin, how her mother would cut up the soft smoked hide and sew on the winter’s makazins all summer.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
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Backed up by around a dozen volunteers, a small team of firefighters water-lanced the last patches of smoking earth nearby.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
Two people involved in the firefighting operation walk across a scorched, smoking hillside at Ryvoan, Abernethy, on 19 July.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
We’re protective of what the world sees Cuba as, whether it’s the old ladies smoking cigars, or the American cause.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
O’Regan said he didn’t think there was just “one smoking gun” driving the declines.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
Using an oven mitt, he was gripping the plate of smoking grapes.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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