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incense

[in-sens] / ˈɪn sɛns /




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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

Another lighted incense sticks and stuck them in the snow.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 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

Then fumbling for his flint and iron he caught, with a dried leaf for tinder, a flame to light the incense.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck




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