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  • present participle of smoke.

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Smoking rates plummeted from their mid-20th-century peaks because “whole groups of people were quitting in concert.”

From Slate • May 15, 2026

I’ve always found it hard to distinguish between Joe Carnahan and Guy Ritchie, maybe because one director made “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels” and the other made “Blood, Guts, Bullets and Octane.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

Smoking rates in South Korea have fallen over the past decade, with about one-fifth of the population now reporting that they smoke, according to the NHIS.

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

Smoking in the sense that he was winning the wins — that’s what I mean.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2024

Smoking has dropped sharply among the better educated, but not among the less.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times




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