smoky
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"This smoky taste will only reveal itself after fermentation."
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
On a hot and smoky mid-July Saturday night at the Detroit Opera House, the front-running campaign in Michigan’s Senate Democratic primary had little to say about the Republican Party.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026
The clouds, which have been observed during wildfires in Canada and Australia, are created by intense heat that lifts hot smoky air and causes the water vapor to condense into ash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
"By Sunday evening everything had really begun to empty out," a holidaymaker from Essex told the BBC, adding that the air was "really smoky" with bits of ash.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
“Give him some space,” a voice said, deep and smoky.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
The sky outside seemed even smokier than before.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2025
The air got smokier as we flew over the ice fields.
From Slate ● Aug. 9, 2024
But for some local firefighters, it’s been even hotter and smokier.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 12, 2023
But its profile leans sweeter, smokier and more savory — thanks to a couple forms of pepper, sharp white onion and a certain '90s throwback ingredient that may surprise some.
From Salon ● Feb. 22, 2023
It had grown darker and smokier while they’d waited out the storm.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
Aged Cheddar is that cheese, sharp enough to stand up to the smokiest of smoked meats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
More firefighting resources were not necessarily deployed to the smokiest fires, either.
From New York Times ● Jun. 28, 2023
“Today it’s actually the smokiest that we’ve seen,” Nancy Phillipe, a Yosemite fire information spokesperson, said Sunday.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 10, 2022
For the smokiest, most charred flavor, grill thick planks of eggplant and then combine them with garlic, scallions, vinegar, soy sauce, fish sauce, and sesame oil.
From Salon ● Feb. 8, 2022
They cut it in thin strips and hung it over the fire of the black mangrove, which is one of the smokiest woods on earth.
From Dick in the Everglades by Dimock, A. W.
