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bonbon

[bon-bon, bawn-bawn] / ˈbɒnˌbɒn, bɔ̃ˈbɔ̃ /


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But could that be a single bonbon costing as much as a week’s worth of groceries?

From MarketWatch Jan. 27, 2026

With flavors like smoked blue cheese, mango passionfruit, Vietnamese coffee, and calamansi meringue pie, every single bonbon is a flavor explosion and worthy of celebration.

From Salon Dec. 4, 2025

It’s an overstuffed bonbon with a magnificent cast that includes Jeffrey Wright, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton and Bill Murray.

From Seattle Times Feb. 23, 2022

Overindulge, or pick the wrong informational bonbon, and you’re left feeling poisoned and ashamed.

From Washington Post May 25, 2020

Baby’s London, in her tiny unformed voice, sounded like bonbon.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Naoshi’s pieces usually center around a chic ingenue sporting food-focused fashion — think bonnets made of bonbons and boba tea skirts.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 25, 2026

And if it’s truffles you still seek for your soulmate, I’d suggest complementing the bonbons with a bottle of truffle oil — for under $25.

From MarketWatch Jan. 27, 2026

There’s a commercial kitchen, where Dolcetta Artisan Sweets turns out handcrafted bonbons that gleam like jewels.

From Seattle Times Feb. 23, 2024

In a tiny shop that's easily missed, Michael Diewald is creating a world of bonbons made from organic fruits and foraged herbs, leaves and flowers, many from the Viennese Woods.

From Salon Nov. 26, 2022

The patés and fruit were brought to the dining-room; the bonbons were passed around.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin




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