incense
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The Guardian called the programme "the most controversial show of the year", external, and its four-star review said the documentary "will incense and offend some of its viewers", but that "Pemberton answers his questions convincingly".
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Inside one, a man held an incense stick over a coffin.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
Le Labo and Loewe are among the luxury brands now lending their names to incense.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
They’ve got beautiful stools, striped upholstering, but they also have, you know, soaps and again incense, and just cute things.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
A burning coil of incense sits between them, along with a large black-lidded basket.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
Officials in mediating countries said Iran’s rejection incensed them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
There was a catch: The doctor in question had no idea that funds were being solicited or contributed in her name — and she was incensed.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
Some fans are incensed at what they call "fence-sitting".
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
This incensed crypto die-hards online who accused Vanguard of “hypocrisy.”
From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 2026
Shortly afterward, the Pequots, incensed by the assaults on their towns and their food supplies, attacked Fort Saybrook, at the mouth of the Connecticut River.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
At the same time, two affordable housing projects have stalled, incensing advocates who say the government is leaving homeless people with few options other than leaving town or jail time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2024
"The Post Office Horizon scandal is a story so incensing, outrageous and downright ugly that I found it difficult to watch," she said.
From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2024
After the new flavor became popular and sold out, however, boxes started being resold on platforms such as eBay at marked-up prices, incensing the Girl Scouts organization.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 5, 2023
Personal photographs of Moreno lying in bed, as well as images of close family members dancing, were also leaked, further incensing him.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 11, 2019
The similar tendency of pins and needles is universally understood and execrated,—their base secretiveness when searched for, and their incensing intrusion when one is off guard.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 83, September, 1864 by Various
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