smoke
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"Then there was fog, smoke, something that seemed to suddenly engulf us," Muthunathan, 46, told AFP, showing a video she recorded on her phone of a torrent surging towards her.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
I’ve seen special small fans in commercial spaces that pull smoke away from certain spaces.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
The footage, obtained by Airline Videos, a website that posts plane spotting footage, shows a DHL jetliner touching down on the runway and seconds later, white smoke emitting from the aircraft’s rear tires.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Witnesses described chaotic and harrowing scenes, including intense smoke and broken glass, a slow response from emergency services and guards reportedly preventing them from leaving the building.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
Swaying with exhaustion, Torak finished enlarging the snow cave, and walled up the entrance again, leaving a gap at the top to let out the smoke from the fire he’d promised himself.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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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
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
Combined, they’ve caught about a dozen fish, which Livingstone cuts into steaks and Jordan smokes on his grill.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 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 drinks his tea and tells us stories and shows us letters and words in the Daily News or he smokes a cigarette, stares at the wall, runs his tongue over his lips.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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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
A man has received a criminal conviction for not paying a fine for dropping a cigarette butt, even though he says he has never smoked.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
"It would be like smoked ham," he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
Then she went to look for somewhere to put the dirty nappy while Malcolm played with the child and fed her bits of smoked salmon.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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Politicians and activists pushing for safety changes have compared the addictive nature of social media to gambling and smoking cigarettes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
The association remained statistically significant after researchers adjusted for age, race and ethnicity, smoking, and poverty status.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
The court highlighted the role of night work, exposure to ionising radiation and passive smoking.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
People are advised to take home litter, avoid smoking and using barbecues, and not to light campfires or bonfires.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Granny Mallon sat on her heels near the fire smoking her pipe, and Mrs. Mallon was at the hearth.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
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