cigarette
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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
Responding to the watchdog, Jaded London argued it was "not clear" the model was holding a cigarette because it was slimmer than normal and "did not appear to be lit".
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
The narrowed outlook reflects Altria’s expectation that it will get a greater benefit from cigarette import and export activity in the second half of the year compared with the first.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
He had been standing with the unlighted cigarette in his mouth when the white man stepped up and held for him a lighted match.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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
He urged people not to light disposable barbecues or campfires in green spaces, avoid dropping lit cigarettes and take litter home.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 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
This has made it difficult to capture consumers who were switching from cigarettes to smokefree nicotine products and allowed illegal products to fill the void.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
There’s nothing wrong with using lit for the past tense of light: Paul lit two cigarettes, then gave one to Bette.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
