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incense

[in-sens] / ˈɪn sɛns /




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Positioned between the Airport Park playground and dog park, it combines running water, ceramic vessels, incense and sound.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

Just days later, anger surged once more after the death of Aisha Umar, a mother of five who ran a business from home, selling incense and fish in the northern city of Kano.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

Photos showed her praying while holding incense sticks and comforting bereaved people near displayed names and portraits of at least two soldiers.

From Barron's • Dec. 25, 2025

It’s beat up and old, and smells like incense.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

I recognize the smell of vanilla incense because Beth’s been burning it recently.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass




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