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perfume

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


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Arnest, a Russian maker of perfume, cosmetics, and household products, also bought the Russian business of U.K. consumer-goods group Unilever in 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

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

There was no perfume of green and wriggling alive-ness.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

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

From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026

There have been reports of an uptick in luxury goods such as Chanel cosmetics and perfumes circulating among wealthy North Koreans, while fur coats have become popular in a city bordering China.

From BBC ● May 5, 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

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

Too heavy even to stand unassisted, he could not hold his water, so he always smelled of piss, a stench so sharp that even heavy perfumes could not conceal it.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

Military-grade mosquito spray, with its odor of kerosene and bad cheese, perfumed the air.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

John Lavelle exudes a perfumed whiff of modern camp in his portrayal of Orsini-Rosenberg, the fussy, backstabbing director of the Imperial Opera.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026

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

Outside the clinic, in a "Koala Rehab Centre" faintly perfumed by eucalyptus leaves, is a three-year-old recovering from a hysterectomy.

From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2024

Dry stone walls are perfumed with tumbles of pink roses.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

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

From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2026

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

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

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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