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perfume

[pur-fyoom, per-fyoom, per-fyoom, pur-fyoom] / ˈpɜr fjum, pərˈfjum, pərˈfjum, ˈpɜr fjum /


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Yes, they do, for perfume and for investing.

From MarketWatch Jul. 29, 2026

In March, Estee Lauder said it was in talks to acquire Spanish beauty group Puig, which sells perfume, fashion, makeup and skin-care products from brands including Carolina Herrera, Charlotte Tilbury, Byredo and Dr. Barbara Sturm.

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 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

Whether you want to find a signature fragrance or learn how to craft your own perfume, these aromatic L.A. places will have you on the scent.

From Los Angeles Times May 19, 2026

The car was thick with the smell of Hila’s perfume.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

The oil perfumes the whole pan with garlic and tomato while adding a subtle richness to the eggs themselves.

From Salon Jun. 11, 2026

The company sends customers seasonal perfumes four times a year, packaged with a sample kit and the full-size perfume in a separate, sealed box.

From The Wall Street Journal May 11, 2026

At another wholesale mall, iridescent streamers and gold mirror balls hung from the ceiling of Wen Linpeng's shop selling colourful soap bars, perfumes and make-up products.

From Barron's Apr. 23, 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

The scholarly man said, “The nuns in the priory. How do they earn a living? Do they make perfumes, anything like that?”

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman

But when we spoke about his second solo album, “Acomodo,” the Nayarit-born, Sinaloa-raised singer, whose real name is Jesús Roberto Laija García, arrived polished, perfumed and poised.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2026

This dish, colored with saffron and perfumed with warm spices, was inspired by a meal I recently enjoyed in Rafidi’s luxuriously updated restaurant, and shares his locavore approach.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 15, 2025

Cold, tannic and gently perfumed, it’s the only part of my routine that makes me feel like I truly have it together.

From Salon Jul. 8, 2025

People gather in crowds to pelt each other with perfumed, coloured powder called gulal.

From BBC Mar. 8, 2023

Why had he filled that bath with so much perfumed foam?

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

Its paprika and gentle heat bloom in the oven, perfuming everything around it.

From Salon Mar. 23, 2026

Off heat, fold in lemon zest — the volatile oils hit the warm crumbs and bloom instantly, perfuming them.

From Salon Feb. 24, 2026

Thick smoke of burning incense penetrates the room, perfuming everything sacred.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2023

When one skater went airborne for a tailslide, scraping the Pulaski stonework with the edge of his deck, Fuchs pointed an index finger upward as if the sound were perfuming the air.

From Washington Post Sep. 17, 2022

He found nothing there but a kohl pot half full of the black eye paint, a copper mirror, a razor and a little jar of the ointment Gebu had been perfuming himself with lately.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw




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