cigarette
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"This has gone from a FPN for throwing a cigarette butt down - I've never touched a cigarette in my life - to getting a criminal conviction without even knowing," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
I said, “Why don’t you stick to the cigarette over your head, and I’ll handle this?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
When I asked what had brought her to the Trump Superstore, aside from the 50 percent discount, she lit a cigarette.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 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
Most important, in a day of improbable miracles, Ralph was able to connect the suctioning device to the ambulance’s cigarette lighter and make John comfortable.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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From being one of the city's big three employers - along with Boots and Players cigarettes - with 8,000 staff, it may have finished its days being little more than a logo.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Evie Roberts, a silversmith who teaches jewellery-making at the centre, said people needed to be educated about the dangers of discarding bottles or cigarettes, which can cause fires.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
The inspiring tale of a forgotten hero: In 1990, a single dad got fed up with the billboards for cigarettes targeting Chicago’s Black neighborhoods.
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2026
While many sectors enjoy exemptions, the rule applies strictly to retailers, who may not sell anything on Sunday but the simplest necessities—bread, drinks, snacks, cigarettes and alcohol.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Only Maniac and the man from the funeral home and the six pallbearers and two men off to the side, smoking cigarettes and leaning on a little hole-digging tractor that made Maniac think of something.
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
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