smoggy
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“You’ve probably noticed that the air looks smoggy today—that’s the particulate matter,” Cohan, the Rice University professor, said via email that day.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
American flags waved as “The Star Spangled Banner” rang out on a smoggy day in the heart of the capital.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
Authorities once again issued an alert on Friday, a common occurrence on smoggy winter days, with cleaner air expected by Sunday.
From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026
But now, that cancer-inducing complex has given way to something completely different: green space that has brought a breath of fresh air to Bangkok’s congested, often smoggy center.
From New York Times • May 11, 2024
Both Emma and Charles found that London’s whirl of noise, dirt, crowds, and foggy, smoggy air was getting to be too much for them.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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