perfume
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Yes, they do, for perfume and for investing.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
The museum also confirmed it lost a bust, brooches, a perfume bottle, two bracelets, comb, hatpin, belt buckle and several necklaces and pendants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
The powder clings beautifully to potatoes before roasting, the dried dairy helping to encourage browning while the herbs perfume every bite.
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026
He also said that their two children reminded him of "the best" of Michelle and that they "ask for her perfume so they can still smell her".
From BBC ● May 20, 2026
Always a perfume or cologne that was supposed to help but ended up taking stink up to stank.
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
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Tensions are rising as the scent perfumes senior centers and retirement communities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Dubbed "a couturier of the sacred" by Vogue magazine, Sorcinelli has seen his business expand over the years, now encompassing perfumes and body products for the general public.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
The devil only occasionally played a part in ads for fashion products, such as perfumes, makeup and handkerchiefs.
From Salon ● May 17, 2026
The vouchers were reportedly intended as raffle prizes and gifts to volunteers, but Joell-Deshields spent them on luxury perfumes and Apple products, the directors said.
From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2026
Samir had an entire satchel full of perfumes for himself, some beard wax in an ivory box, his teeth-whitening cream, his bronze sunshades, and more combs than the Queen of Persia.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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Perhaps the book’s greatest feat is its depiction of the historical moment when the modern overpowered the ancient—a world, now lost, of floridly costumed courtiers, fabled princes, exotic vices and perfumed palaces.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
John Lavelle exudes a perfumed whiff of modern camp in his portrayal of Orsini-Rosenberg, the fussy, backstabbing director of the Imperial Opera.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026
The smell of sewage lightly perfumed the air.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2025
Outside the clinic, in a "Koala Rehab Centre" faintly perfumed by eucalyptus leaves, is a three-year-old recovering from a hysterectomy.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2024
The lyrics contain many references to animals, foods, perfumed oils, etc.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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Its paprika and gentle heat bloom in the oven, perfuming everything around it.
From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2026
A loose-fingered sprinkle that collapsed into the pot like dried pine needles, instantly perfuming the steam.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2025
The Weeknd’s songs tint the show’s atmosphere — Episode 4 centered, right on the nose, on his too-languid cover of John Lennon’s “Jealous Guy” — ultimately perfuming the show with an ever-present whiff of self-satisfaction.
From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2023
Overripe pomegranates bloodied the sidewalk, the fleshy rot of fallen guava perfuming the air, as Jesus Garcia and his skeleton crew surveyed their sleepy block of Santa Ana.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2022
When I prepare this guacamole with Sinaloa, the smell of the warm tortillas for tacos rises, perfuming the kitchen.
From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads
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