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Navigating the miasma of content, rates, and teaser deals requires Points Guy level dedication.
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Emil Steiner, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
In 1776, and for a century afterward, many illnesses were believed to be caused by miasma, or foul-smelling vapors arising from swamps, excrement, polluted water, and the habitations of the poor.
—David Owen, The New Yorker, 27 July 2024
Translation: cigarette smoke, vape trails and that noxious miasma from your beloved, 50-ring Cuban cigar will undoubtedly induce a wave of nausea across a wide swath of the beach.
—Steve Cambria, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2024
In the second half of the nineteenth century, though, anxieties about miasma began to be displaced by their virtual opposite: faith in the therapeutic value of keeping windows open.
—David Owen, The New Yorker, 27 July 2024
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Emil Steiner, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
In 1776, and for a century afterward, many illnesses were believed to be caused by miasma, or foul-smelling vapors arising from swamps, excrement, polluted water, and the habitations of the poor.
—David Owen, The New Yorker, 27 July 2024
Translation: cigarette smoke, vape trails and that noxious miasma from your beloved, 50-ring Cuban cigar will undoubtedly induce a wave of nausea across a wide swath of the beach.
—Steve Cambria, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2024
In the second half of the nineteenth century, though, anxieties about miasma began to be displaced by their virtual opposite: faith in the therapeutic value of keeping windows open.
—David Owen, The New Yorker, 27 July 2024
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“Miasma.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/miasma. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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