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  • noun Plural form of nonsmoker.

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Examples

  • Taggart reports that radon is the No. 1 cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers, which is true.

    Smart Mama, Scary Book 2009

  • Subjects were classified as nonsmokers, former, or current smokers.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Meian He et al. 2010

  • The EPA also estimates that exposure to secondhand smoke causes approximately 3,000 lung cancer deaths per year in nonsmokers which is realty alarming situation as the statistics show.

    Effects of Secondhand Smoke on Children's Health 2007

  • Those claiming debilitating respiratory diseases, such as nonsmokers who contracted severe asthma within seven months of exposure to the smoke and airborne debris from the attack, may get $800,000 to $1.05 million, Captive Insurance said in a news release.

    Bloomberg 2010

  • To make their findings, Dr. Crystal and his collaborators tested 121 people from three different categories: "nonsmokers" "active smokers" and "low exposure smokers" The researchers tested urine levels of nicotine and cotinine - markers of cigarette smoking within the body - to determine each participant's category.

    WebWire | Recent Headlines 2010

  • Those claiming debilitating respiratory diseases, such as nonsmokers who contracted severe asthma within seven months of exposure to the smoke and airborne debris from the attack, may get $800,000 to $1.05 million, Captive Insurance said in the statement.

    BusinessWeek.com -- 2010

  • To make their findings, Dr. Crystal and his collaborators tested 121 people from three different categories: "nonsmokers" "active smokers" and "low exposure smokers" The researchers tested urine levels of nicotine and cotinine - markers of cigarette smoking within the body - to determine each participant's category.

    WebWire | Recent Headlines 2010

  • To make their findings, Dr. Crystal and his collaborators tested 121 people from three different categories: "nonsmokers" "active smokers" and "low exposure smokers" The researchers tested urine levels of nicotine and cotinine - markers of cigarette smoking within the body - to determine each participant's category.

    WebWire | Recent Headlines 2010

  • If you administer a survey that asks, at the top, "Are you a smoker or a nonsmoker?" and, at the bottom, "Which brand of cigarettes do you smoke?" you'll find that a surprisingly high number of "nonsmokers" prefer Marlboros.

    The Register's Daily Blog 2009

  • In fact, women who smoked after menopause appeared to have a decreased risk of breast cancer compared with nonsmokers.

    Smoking & Cancer: Now A Risk To Your Breasts? Health.com 2011

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