smoking
Example Sentences
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Hockney grumbled constantly about the iron grip of draconian forces in America: in particular the new lack of tolerance for public smoking.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
The actual cost of obtaining new coverage depends heavily on factors such as age, health and smoking history, as well as other underwriting considerations.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
Among the revisions: new bans on jaywalking, walking pets without a leash and smoking while driving.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Lung cancer incidence has declined across much of the United States as smoking rates have fallen.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
The image of Dodger was replaced by scary pictures of black trees stripped bare of branches and leaves, of hillsides covered in smoking gray ash, of a whole town burned to the ground.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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