passive smoking
noun
: the involuntary inhalation of tobacco smoke (as from another's cigarette) especially by a nonsmoker
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The World Health Organization reports that smoking tobacco claims more than 8 million lives annually, including 1.3 million from passive smoking.
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Markus Lindblad, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
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Markus Lindblad, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Passive smoking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/passive%20smoking. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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