cosmetic
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Honey, cosmetic and other exporters now face 50% levies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Like counts would be hidden by default and cosmetic surgery filters barred.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
Ramón Pagán, a cosmetic chemist and independent consultant based in New York City, sees another force helping drive tallow’s popularity: branding.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
Both series meet a cultural moment many middle-aged women would call miraculous, and pharmaceutical and cosmetic corporations would describe as profitable.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026
He had already told Nigel many times that Nigerian cooking was not cosmetic, with all that pounding.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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But some states will feel the pain of Canada's retaliation more than others, with tariffs levied on C$28bn worth of US goods from steel to furniture, cosmetics and toilet paper, as of 8 September.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
WSJ | Buy Side: This unique makeup bag has sides that fold down, plus smart pockets for keeping cosmetics and other toiletries secure while traveling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
While cosmetics sales rose 6.3% in the first half of 2026 from a year earlier—far outpacing China’s overall retail sales growth of 1.3%—gains are increasingly concentrated among a handful of companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
She also founded cosmetics company Rare Beauty, in 2020, which is closely associated with her name and image.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
I hear the bell toll, ding-dong, like the ghost of a cosmetics woman, down in the hall.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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