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pearls

noun as in beads

noun as in necklace

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As if anyone but the Trumps — or the billionaires donating to his project — can afford pearls at this point.

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Empress Eugenie's tiara, which was stolen, has rare natural pearls which have a very large value, experts say.

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Metallic candy pearls gleamed under the fluorescent lights.

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Among the pearls of wisdom that stick with Jen, their eldest girl and a keen observer of her parents: “When you drink the water, remember the spring.”

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For example, Japan’s invention of cultured pearls led to the decline of the UAE’s natural-pearl trading industry in the early 1900s, he notes.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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