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lipstick

[lip-stik] / ˈlɪpˌstɪk /


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The movie ends with everyone chattering and trying on lipstick, which suggests that the ambition level wasn’t terribly high in the first place.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

My perverse love for lip stuff traces back to when I was 4 and first tried on my grandmother’s Clinique lipstick in Raspberry Glace.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

Its factories can supply everything from frozen meat and candy to lipstick, medicine capsules and sports hijabs.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026

What to be aware of: Whatever your look, don't share your balm or lipstick.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

For the occasion, I was allowed to wear eye makeup and a little lipstick.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago

Inside, women are dabbing moisturizers, sampling eye shadows and swabbing lipsticks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 8, 2025

It worked out that lipsticks, glosses and balms were usually affordable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2024

Unlike modern lipsticks, it was probably applied with a brush, say the international team of scientists.

From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2024

In July, cookie cutters shaped like lipsticks and convertible cars picked up steam, thanks to Barbie mania.

From New York Times ● Dec. 19, 2023

“Are we seeing a movie? Do you want to try on lipsticks? Don’t forget you promised me coffee.”

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black




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