aphrodisiac
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He captures how power works as an aphrodisiac to Assange, who goes from the triumph of taking down the Swiss bank, Julius Baer to leaking classified government military records supplied to him by Chelsea Manning.
From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2022
Rhino horns are sold by poachers in South Asia, China, Vietnam and some other countries because of a belief that they contain an aphrodisiac and medicinal properties.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 2021
Black jewfish are prized for their swim bladders – considered a delicacy and an aphrodisiac in some Asian markets.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 3, 2020
Rhino horn has been claimed as an aphrodisiac in traditional Chinese medicine - which has sustained demand despite official attempts to prevent the trade.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2019
But in the end all palled for a time, the aphrodisiac tropic smell; the coral waters, clear as well water at home; the white houses with the green jalousies; the lush, coarse green.
From The Wind Bloweth by Brian Oswald Donn-Byrne
The insects are considered aphrodisiacs, delicacies and pets, said defence lawyer David Lusweti Namai.
From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 2026
Economic uncertainty, forced home schooling and the daily panic of contracting a deadly illness at the grocery store are not, it turns out, aphrodisiacs.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 29, 2021
It’s a history of anaphrodisiacs, which are the opposite of aphrodisiacs.
From New York Times ● Apr. 17, 2020
One encounter is papered over by the most questionable of aphrodisiacs, Van Morrison.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 9, 2017
He was fed up with traveling through exotic countries selling shark-fin aphrodisiacs, ginseng to cure all ills, carved Eskimo statues, stuffed Amazonian piranhas, and chinchillas for ladies’ coats.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
