smoke out
Example Sentences
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“Rather than treating disparate impact as an evidentiary mechanism to smoke out intentional discrimination,” the EEOC’s historical approach contemplates “liability based on disproportionately adverse effects alone,” the OLC opinion explains.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026
Police and firefighters fenced off the area and a beekeeper was called in to smoke out the bees - a safe way to calm the insects.
From BBC • Jul. 8, 2025
Because people get pretty testy when you accidentally smoke out an elementary school or old folks home, burn plans have to clear substantial hurdles presented by the California Environmental Quality Act and air quality regulators.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2025
And just about any new building is better than an old building in a wildfire, since better insulation and ventilation can keep the smoke out.
From Slate • Jan. 14, 2025
This is just a circle of stones on our dirt floor, and to let the smoke out, there is a hole at the top of the eaves.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
