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pearl

[purl] / pɜrl /
NOUN
gem
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Once a humble port town of pearl divers and traders, Dubai had a little oil but not much.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

The animal appeared to be wearing a delicate pearl necklace.

From Science Daily • Jan. 28, 2026

She’s offset the building’s cement with a childhood baby grand piano and her grandmother’s lacquer vanity with pearl inlay.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025

All three rivers are protected for their importance to rare wildlife, including otters, freshwater pearl mussels and the Atlantic salmon.

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2025

Bilbo laughed, and he produced out of a pocket two beautiful pipes with pearl mouth-pieces and bound with fine-wrought silver.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien




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