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potpourri

[poh-poo-ree, poh-poo-ree] / ˌpoʊ pʊˈri, ˈpoʊ pʊˌri /


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Doing the same in the U.S. would end needless bureaucracy and a potpourri of repayment plans and provide a safety net for struggling borrowers facing unemployment or health shocks.

From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026

What results is a fragrant potpourri of verse fragments and computer-generated texts—which, to my knowledge, Mr. Ismailov has written himself, though uncertainty is part of the game.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025

Great Wolf Lodge is featuring a Pumpkin Spice Suite at five of its resorts this fall, decked out with potpourri, pumpkin throw pillows and bottomless pumpkin spice lattes.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 24, 2023

It prefers sandy, gravelly soils and very little water, but the heady fragrance of its flowers and leaves makes it a natural for potpourri mixes, says Evans, and Ramirez heartily agrees.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2022

Eleanor hadn't known there were houses like that in this crappy neighborhood—houses with wall-to-wall carpeting and little baskets of potpourri everywhere.

From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell




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