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perfume

[pur-fyoom, per-fyoom, per-fyoom, pur-fyoom] / ˈpɜr fjum, pərˈfjum, pərˈfjum, ˈpɜr fjum /


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Yes, they do, for perfume and for investing.

From MarketWatch Jul. 29, 2026

The Willy Chavarria show was air-conditioned, pumped with Xinú perfume and felt expensive.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

Before perfume, there was incense—in fact, the origin of the word perfume is per fumum, a Latin term meaning “through smoke.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 2, 2026

He also said that their two children reminded him of "the best" of Michelle and that they "ask for her perfume so they can still smell her".

From BBC May 20, 2026

Besides, couldn’t he smell the cinnamon and apple perfume wafting out from Perilee’s basket?

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

There are sections devoted to almost everything: fresh fish brought in that morning from the Gulf, dates from southern Iran, imported electronics, perfumes, household goods, and traditional Bandari clothing.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

The oil perfumes the whole pan with garlic and tomato while adding a subtle richness to the eggs themselves.

From Salon Jun. 11, 2026

At another wholesale mall, iridescent streamers and gold mirror balls hung from the ceiling of Wen Linpeng's shop selling colourful soap bars, perfumes and make-up products.

From Barron's Apr. 23, 2026

Add “volatile organic compounds,” which come from cars, paints, industrial processing, perfumes, cleaning supplies — just open your cabinets and you’ll find some.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 26, 2026

"We learned together! You know the fashion industry makes more from perfumes than it does from clothes? I figured it would be a good fallback skill. Here."

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

Military-grade mosquito spray, with its odor of kerosene and bad cheese, perfumed the air.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

John Lavelle exudes a perfumed whiff of modern camp in his portrayal of Orsini-Rosenberg, the fussy, backstabbing director of the Imperial Opera.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 18, 2026

Great British Chefs specified that tonka’s “most distinctive feature” is their “enormous potency — heady vanilla flavours, with oily clove aromas, and perfumed magnolia, sandalwood notes.”

From Salon Sep. 19, 2025

Follow your nose through a garden, and pay attention to what memories are triggered: spring lilacs and newly turned soil, freshly cut lawn and lazy summer days perfumed with lavender, the damp decay of autumn.

From Seattle Times Feb. 9, 2024

She stood in the door of Jean Louise’s room enarmored, hatted, gloved, perfumed, and ready.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee

Its paprika and gentle heat bloom in the oven, perfuming everything around it.

From Salon Mar. 23, 2026

After some time in the oven, perfuming the entire house, the ham would emerge crispy and crackly on top—a perfect interplay of umami, sweetness, and spice.

From Salon Apr. 18, 2025

It’s not just about lighting a stick and perfuming your home.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 9, 2022

In all of them, comedy is a top note, perfuming the odor of rot underneath.

From New York Times Apr. 21, 2022

Dona Zaida, once a formidable matriarch who ruled her eight sons by a resolute jealousy, spent long afternoons watching novelas on television and perfuming her thickening wrists.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García




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