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smoke

[smohk] / smoʊk /


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ALTER: There are many more deaths from falls than from fires, but smoke detectors are required everywhere.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

But as the saying goes, where there’s smoke, there’s fire.

From Slate Jul. 21, 2026

The US president posted the threat on social media on Friday as thick smoke shrouded Washington DC and New York City as it drifted across a large swathe of the eastern US.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

“Shots are being fired and heavy smoke from the two-story townhome with three units. The middle unit is involved with fire,” the agency said in an online alert.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

“Cigarettes are nasty things. I’d never smoke one.”

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

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

Combined, they’ve caught about a dozen fish, which Livingstone cuts into steaks and Jordan smokes on his grill.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 20, 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

But today, sitting in the sunlight garden of a quiet Cannes hotel blocks from the action, Ramsay smokes and sips coffee contentedly.

From Los Angeles Times May 20, 2025

Not that he smokes so much, not at all; it just looks so distinguished.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

One reminded angry viewers that smoked brisket would cost a comparable amount in a barbecue restaurant, in theory without the backlash.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 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

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

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

Sandra Champkins, from Banbury in Oxfordshire, had not smoked for a decade and was symptom-free when she was invited for a check-up by the Thames Valley Lung Cancer Screening Programme in 2025.

From BBC Jul. 5, 2026

It smoked and spluttered, but at least it gave out a little warmth.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda

These differences remained even after the researchers accounted for physical activity, diabetes, body mass index, smoking, and alcohol use.

From Science Daily Jul. 21, 2026

But all that is “ringing hollow” now, and not because of streaming and smoking bans: “They took away the welcome mat / Lady Liberty don’t look so good when there’s a tear in her gown.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

When Volcker — who served so long ago that smoking was still allowed in the hearing room — didn’t like a line of questioning, he would disappear behind a large cloud of cigar smoke.

From MarketWatch Jul. 11, 2026

And in a place like the United States, where everyone is in pursuit of power, walking around with a smoking gun puts a target on your back.

From Salon Jul. 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




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