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Further, coal—particularly soft coal—produces soot, which choked some towns with dangerous particulates.
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Clive Thompson, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 July 2022
The plants burn soft coal, or lignite, the dirtiest form of the fuel.
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New York Times, 23 June 2022
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First Known Use
1693, in the meaning defined above
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“Soft coal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soft%20coal. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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