incense
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It’s the same pattern I found this summer in Taiwan’s temples, thick with incense and unbothered worshippers, versus the mainland faith largely dismantled in the Cultural Revolution and revived only under the party’s careful management.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Throngs of visitors walked in a circle around the seven-story Longhua Pagoda, holding incense and praying.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
The Guardian called the programme "the most controversial show of the year", external, and its four-star review said the documentary "will incense and offend some of its viewers", but that "Pemberton answers his questions convincingly".
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Mourners took turns gently pouring water over a hand of the deceased while others lit incense sticks and folded their hands in prayer.
From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026
A burning coil of incense sits between them, along with a large black-lidded basket.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
There was a catch: The doctor in question had no idea that funds were being solicited or contributed in her name — and she was incensed.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
He was put out of his home days earlier but now he's back and they're incensed and at his door.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2026
So, when the officials alerted the euphoric crowd that the shot didn’t count and the Bulls had actually lost, the hometown fans were incensed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
Sanchez was particularly incensed when an 11-acre plot in the city’s Manton neighborhood, on a largely residential street, became a single-story self-storage facility with long rows of garage doors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
She and her team were incensed, and so was their boss.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
At the same time, two affordable housing projects have stalled, incensing advocates who say the government is leaving homeless people with few options other than leaving town or jail time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2024
"The Post Office Horizon scandal is a story so incensing, outrageous and downright ugly that I found it difficult to watch," she said.
From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2024
After the new flavor became popular and sold out, however, boxes started being resold on platforms such as eBay at marked-up prices, incensing the Girl Scouts organization.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 5, 2023
Their bond remained so close that the two had a standing weekly lunch at the White House, incensing fellow Cabinet members.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 8, 2022
Seeing them resolute, Paul, for fear of incensing them, was at last, as a matter of policy, obliged to comply.
From Israel Potter by Herman Melville
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