frankincense
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Most fossils from the Frankincense family have, up until now, been recovered from rocks that postdate the asteroid impact.
From Science Daily • Dec. 19, 2023
Frankincense, the energy of which Vargas likens to a father figure, creates a force field of protection; and myrrh is often seen as a metaphor for Mother Earth because of its grounding effect.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 2022
Every surface stretched gleamingly into the distance: the countertops, the professional range, the island with its basket of gourds, French press and sticks of burning Frankincense.
From New York Times • May 25, 2017
Frankincense, the main ingredient in this formula, is said to help relieve anxiety and soothe skin.
From Washington Post • Nov. 29, 2016
The Antly Church would be empty and the Antly Bishop would wait in his funny Antly Bishop clothes, swinging Frankincense in a silver pot.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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