incense

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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

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

It smells of incense inside and we light a candle.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

"The situation is terrible, we don't know what's going to happen. Everything is very expensive... I hope it doesn't go up more," Felicidad Flores, a 67-year-old street vendor of incense, told AFP in La Paz.

From Barron's • Oct. 19, 2025

She lit many candles for the Virgin and she allowed Ultima to burn sweet incense at the foot of the Virgin’s statue.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya