lavender
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“Tamara makes lavender syrup and keeps it on hand so there are always spritzes by the pool this time of year,” he continued.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
She also totes lavender oil, a portable fan, a rosary and sour candies in a small bag she takes everywhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Actress Chase Sui Wonders dripped with diamonds in a pale lavender dress.
From BBC ● May 4, 2026
But if it’s a solo night, it’s like candles, lavender bubbles, lights are dim, jazz music is playing in the background, like Billie Holiday, and that is the ultimate reset.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026
Then I’ve got the lavender print Vera Bradley Dad bag with matching lunch box, cell phone cover, and wallet.
From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper
Speaking to reporters afterwards, she explained her purple outfit was inspired by her love of lavenders and the calmness they bring.
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2026
Unburdened by representation, Rothko’s suspended blocks of autonomous color accentuate the strangeness of Church’s palette, especially the array of lavenders, pinks and yellows in his skies.
From New York Times ● Dec. 2, 2020
The right side, the pony, has a cooler palette of blues, whites, pinks and lavenders.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 11, 2018
Water-thrifty Mediterranean plants that attract beneficial insects, bees, butterflies and hummingbirds add to the mix including lavenders, Salvia microphylla “Hot Lips,” Kangaroo Paw and pincushion flowers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2016
She and William saw them at dusk, when “the sky was so very lovely, too, maroons, lavenders, blues.”
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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