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Recent Examples of smog
Researchers also noted an increase in lung cancer cases, but the incline was commonly attributed to other types of inhaled toxins, like automobile exhaust, tar fumes and factory smog.
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Jan. 2025
Those who grew up in the 1970s would remember smog reports and jokes about certain industrial cities.
—Martin Jarzebowski, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
One of the most unusual cases handled during his tenure was filed in April against 12 people accused of designing and running a decade-long scheme to fake out California’s smog check system for automobiles, Talbert said.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025
Starting in October, millions of people across northern India and Pakistan spent weeks under a blanket of toxic smog, enduring some of the region’s worst air quality ever recorded.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Jan. 2025
Those who grew up in the 1970s would remember smog reports and jokes about certain industrial cities.
—Martin Jarzebowski, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
One of the most unusual cases handled during his tenure was filed in April against 12 people accused of designing and running a decade-long scheme to fake out California’s smog check system for automobiles, Talbert said.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025
Starting in October, millions of people across northern India and Pakistan spent weeks under a blanket of toxic smog, enduring some of the region’s worst air quality ever recorded.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smog
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Still, the broad outlines of a Trump-era deal are visible in the haze.—
David E. Sanger,
New York Times,
19 Jan. 2025
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Their tops, which may reach widely differing levels, sometimes emerge from a layer of haze or from a fairly continuous layer of cloud.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Initially, Dury's comet hunting venture began close to home in Somerset but heavy mist and fog covered the Mendip Hills, so Dury was forced to head elsewhere.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
16 Jan. 2025
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Tomorrow through Sunday, onshore winds will return, which will raise the humidity for the Los Angeles area and bring in some coastal fog and clouds.—
Stephanie Fuerte,
NBC News,
16 Jan. 2025
Noun
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At a time when photos, movie tickets and messages all live in the cloud, junk journaling creates a tactile record of one’s experiences.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN,
25 Jan. 2025
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This break in the clouds can be seen all over Portland.—
Tony Perrottet,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Jan. 2025
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Initially, Dury's comet hunting venture began close to home in Somerset but heavy mist and fog covered the Mendip Hills, so Dury was forced to head elsewhere.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
16 Jan. 2025
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His fire sprinklers can work when homeowners aren’t present by soaking properties with a wall of water and mist using pool water.—
Stephanie Fuerte,
NBC News,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Smog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smog. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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