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pearl

[purl] / pɜrl /
NOUN
gem
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Tiny flowers made from minuscule pearl beads dot her deep-red nails.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Is it OK to search “all the rooms in a hotel for a gun or all the storage units or all bank deposit boxes for the pearl necklace that has been stolen?” he asked.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

I tend to order tartare whenever I see it, and Redbird’s version stands out: served over a crisp potato tosti with caramelized onion crema, egg jam, pickled pearl onion, and shaved marrow.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

The global icon posted pictures of an art exhibition on Instagram and paid homage to Tracey Emin, world-famous artist and her friend for more than 25 years, as a "pearl".

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

They came in their hundreds, silver and white and pearl.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell




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