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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

In 2010 research, Julianne Holt-Lunstad and her co-authors pooled evidence from 148 studies and found that weak social relationships predict mortality at a magnitude comparable to smoking and greater than obesity or physical inactivity.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 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

The cast of the Disney+ hit show Rivals were confused when given fake cigarettes while filming in Wales due to a smoking ban in the work place, one of its stars has said.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

During one of these interruptions, he saw them standing on the concrete apron out front smoking and talking and swigging bottles of Coca-Cola.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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