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pearl

[purl] / pɜrl /
NOUN
gem
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Is it OK to search “all the rooms in a hotel for a gun or all the storage units or all bank deposit boxes for the pearl necklace that has been stolen?” he asked.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

Once a humble port town of pearl divers and traders, Dubai had a little oil but not much.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

The animal appeared to be wearing a delicate pearl necklace.

From Science Daily • Jan. 28, 2026

They also include a sprinkling of coarse pearl sugar, which adds a delicious crunch to each bite.

From Salon • Sep. 29, 2025

Jack had told her that sometimes, once in a lifetime or so, a coconut could make a pearl just the same way an oyster did, but Nim had never thought she’d see one.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr




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