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smog
/ˈsmɒɡ/
noun
Thick, dirty air in a city, caused by traffic and factory smoke mixing with fog.
- “Heavy smog hung over the city and made it hard to breathe.”Toofey
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Source: Written for Toofey (original); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))