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smoggy

[smog-ee, smaw-gee] / ˈsmɒg i, ˈsmɔ gi /


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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

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

California air regulators have long maintained that air quality issues in major California cities — including smoggy Los Angeles — are so severe that electric vehicles are necessary to meet pollution standards.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2024

The mask and Delhi's smoggy air feature in other scenes of the film but are of little relevance to its plot.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2024

After two years engulfed in Chicago’s smoggy warrens, it was such a pleasant change to return to the land.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




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