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
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
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
The illegal production of cigarettes is rising as a whole in the EU, as poor coordination between countries is helping counterfeiters thrive, an official report said on Tuesday.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
Politicians and activists pushing for safety changes have compared the addictive nature of social media to gambling and smoking cigarettes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
The strategy recalls the successful legal approach states took to rein in tobacco companies over health issues linked to cigarettes.
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 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
Then she drove off in the direction of McDougald Terrace, where a small knot of men waited, smoking cigarettes and talking in hushed voices.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
