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secondhand smoke

NOUN
passive smoking
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Breathing in secondhand smoke in prison is “inhuman and degrading treatment” if the judges say so, while not being allowed to produce secondhand smoke is a violation of the “right to private life.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

Meanwhile Australia’s bans in areas like beaches and parks aren't necessarily about secondhand smoke "because there’s plenty of fresh air around".

From BBC • Aug. 31, 2024

“This is more than an annoyance,” resident Katrina Preece told the City Council last year about the effects of secondhand smoke.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2024

It's long been established that secondhand smoke is a detriment to health and linked to cancer.

From Science Daily • Jan. 8, 2024

Research on the effects of secondhand smoke was relatively new.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama