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soot

noun as in carbon

Strong match

noun as in dirt

Strong match

Weak match

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Abandoned for years, it is scarred by soot from a 2014 fire that gutted parts of the structure.

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The Environmental Protection Agency in 2024 had strengthened limits on fine particulate matter, including soot, which can lead to health problems including strokes, heart attacks and asthma attacks.

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Her family’s house on Los Robles was her foundation of stability, but lingering damage from smoke, soot and ash — and the intransigence of agencies charged with removing it — makes going home impossible.

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Her burned bureau and the black soot staining the wall reignited her past trauma.

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“The number of qualified properties nearly doubled for those with damage from smoke, soot or ash.”

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