perfume
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Yes, they do, for perfume and for investing.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
The powder clings beautifully to potatoes before roasting, the dried dairy helping to encourage browning while the herbs perfume every bite.
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 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
“You speak about perfume as if it is”—the word stuck to Gia's tongue like peanut butter—“magic.”
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
That sounds healthy, but investors were spooked by low demand for Hermès’ clothing, watches and perfumes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 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
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
This year, as forehanded as ever, he’d been wavering between the imported perfumes on sale at Norris Drugs and a pair of riding boots.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
Military-grade mosquito spray, with its odor of kerosene and bad cheese, perfumed the air.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
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
Maybe it’s perfumed with orange zest and cinnamon.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026
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
‘Miss Lavinia will be wanting her tea and I must get Isannah dressed, brushed, powdered, and perfumed to sit with her.’
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
Off heat, fold in lemon zest — the volatile oils hit the warm crumbs and bloom instantly, perfuming them.
From Salon ● Feb. 24, 2026
The sacred ritual not just about lighting a stick and perfuming your home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2022
In all of them, comedy is a top note, perfuming the odor of rot underneath.
From New York Times ● Apr. 21, 2022
I complained to my mom about how the sharp, sweet smell was perfuming my kitchen and living room, and she suggested slicing and saving them in the freezer.
From Salon ● Mar. 24, 2022
They would arrive earlier than the others and spend the morning shaving him, giving him massages with hot towels, cutting and polishing the nails on his hands and feet, and perfuming him with toilet water.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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