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smoke

[smohk] / smoʊk /


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One shows a drone hitting a warehouse in the Orenburg region, while another shows a large plume of smoke and flames rising from its warehouse in Dagestan.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

The brick wall of the property was caved in near the front door, with smoke marks visible to the upper floor.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

Videos on social media of the Kryvyi Rig incident showed rescuers rushing to help the wounded on the street outside, as smoke poured out of the building.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

Alas, “Out of the Further” merely serves up exploding televisions and cut-rate smoke machines, making this seemingly menacing purgatory feel more like a bummer way station.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

I’d never seen paper dissolve like smoke before.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

The son of a Yorkshire pig farmer, Brown smokes on the course - although is being extremely vigilant not to cause a fire-risk at Birkdale - and is covered in tattoos.

From BBC Jul. 16, 2026

And in a month, guess what, it’s there, and you’re gonna be like, ‘Holy smokes, I have it.’

From Salon Jul. 2, 2026

It was that moment where I’m like, holy smokes, in three months that number has shot up and we can’t be passively thinking that this is all going to align.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 30, 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

There smokes trailed on the ground and lurked in hollows, and fumes leaked from fissures in the earth.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

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 had never smoked and were diagnosed with a form of lung cancer that differs biologically from the type typically caused by tobacco use.

From Science Daily Jul. 13, 2026

Burgers are the obvious choice, but smoked meatloaf stuffed with cheese is mostly hands-off and packs a hell of a punch.

From Salon Jul. 12, 2026

When the author was diagnosed with throat cancer despite having never smoked, he wasn’t surprised.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

The two women smoked and waited, so it seemed to Briony, for the air to clear of the landlady’s presence.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

People who lift weights may be healthier in other ways, though the researchers adjusted for many such factors, including diet, smoking and aerobic activity.

From Science Daily Aug. 10, 2026

The author’s fondness for masculine attire and habits—she enjoyed smoking cigars—has never ceased to generate ticklish speculation.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

However, it said it "understood why it was best to avoid images of models holding cigarettes" and would not use smoking content in future ads.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

Backed up by around a dozen volunteers, a small team of firefighters water-lanced the last patches of smoking earth nearby.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

I can hear laughter and smell smoking meat.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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