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
A charcoal ceramic incense burner molded to look like a studded belt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 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 even got a spot that sells TVs, Jamaican flags, leather jackets, and incense all in the same place.
From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds
The blonde executive assistant to the president was then mentioned by a Democratic senate hopeful, in comments that set the internet alight -- and incensed the White House.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
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
Sanchez was particularly incensed when an 11-acre plot in the city’s Manton neighborhood, on a largely residential street, became a single-story self-storage facility with long rows of garage doors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
Both terrified and incensed, the savage watchdog thundered around, tipping over another table and three more chairs—napkin holders bounced across the floor; a sugar bowl shattered.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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
The closure severely curtails access to the beloved winter recreation destination, incensing Washington’s outdoors community and spurring it to action.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 8, 2023
Rubruquis seems to intimate that the Nestorian priests were employed to consecrate the white mares by incensing them.
From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Henry Yule
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