incense
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Relatives of the dead gathered at Police General Hospital on Tuesday to claim the bodies of their loved ones, and AFP saw one man holding an incense stick over one of the coffins.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
Joining that group this month is the luxury perfumer Le Labo, which is releasing incense in three of its popular home scents: Santal 26, Encens 9 and Ambroxyde 17.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
Light a candle or a bit of incense.
From Salon ● May 5, 2026
Students take part in a Goth Yoga LA class, complete with burning incense.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2026
I could still smell the scent of spices, perfume, and incense swirling around in the air.
From "The Night Diary" by Veera Hiranandani
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 and the government find themselves caught between an increasingly incensed public and a justice system whose magistrates and prosecutors refuse to be made scapegoats.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 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
Not for the first time this season a Premier League manager was left incensed by a red card for hair pulling.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
She and her team were incensed, and so was their boss.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
"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
Shares of Twitter Inc. slid more than 4% Monday, likely incensing Twitter shareholders who filed a suit against Musk late last month for deflating the price of the stock.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 6, 2022
But Girardi and Lack continued appealing for years, incensing the 9th Circuit’s chief judge and others on the court.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2021
Personal photographs of Moreno lying in bed, as well as images of close family members dancing, were also leaked, incensing him.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 11, 2019
Seeing them resolute, Paul, for fear of incensing them, was at last, as a matter of policy, obliged to comply.
From Israel Potter by Melville, Herman
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