perfume
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Yes, they do, for perfume and for investing.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 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
“It’s a huge world,” Botrous says of perfume.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
Maybe one person’s stink is another’s perfume; maybe we’ve gone nose-blind to all fetidness.
From Salon ● May 14, 2026
And a gift for her grandmother: a pretty, empty glass perfume bottle that her mother’s only sister, Jean, had given her.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
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
Add “volatile organic compounds,” which come from cars, paints, industrial processing, perfumes, cleaning supplies — just open your cabinets and you’ll find some.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
She stood before the screen, certain she could practically smell the restaurant, the heavy perfumes of a room full of divas and ingénues.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
Military-grade mosquito spray, with its odor of kerosene and bad cheese, perfumed the air.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
For now, Estrada and Kolding are basking in their perfumed frontyard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 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
Follow your nose through a garden, and pay attention to what memories are triggered: spring lilacs and newly turned soil, freshly cut lawn and lazy summer days perfumed with lavender, the damp decay of autumn.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2024
She was reminded of Iofur Raknison’s palace, where the air was perfumed but the floor was thick with filth.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
Off heat, fold in lemon zest — the volatile oils hit the warm crumbs and bloom instantly, perfuming them.
From Salon ● Feb. 24, 2026
After some time in the oven, perfuming the entire house, the ham would emerge crispy and crackly on top—a perfect interplay of umami, sweetness, and spice.
From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2025
It’s not just about lighting a stick and perfuming your home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2022
They began to crawl along the gritty, unsavory New York City sidewalk, led by a marshal perfuming the air and sweeping the ground before them — and serenaded by a trumpeter playing melancholic riffs.
From New York Times ● Sep. 22, 2019
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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