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smog
 v.β€” Β«When the car was smogged (in California), it showed no carbon monoxide and 65 parts per million in raw gas.Β» β€”β€œNoisy Honda has him puzzled” by Bob Hagin San Diego Union-Tribune (California) Aug. 14, 1985. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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