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perfume

[pur-fyoom, per-fyoom, per-fyoom, pur-fyoom] / ˈpɜr fyum, pərˈfyum, pərˈfyum, ˈpɜr fyum /


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Maybe one person’s stink is another’s perfume; maybe we’ve gone nose-blind to all fetidness.

From Salon • May 14, 2026

Eighteenth century activities included croquet and designing a custom perfume, all accompanied by fashion photography.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

The group lost out to sector-leader L’Oreal in a bid for Kering’s luxury beauty unit, which includes the rights to develop makeup and perfume for high-profile brand Gucci.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

“You’d drive down here in the spring and it’d smell so good you’d think you were in a perfume shop,” said Dantzler, as we passed through Polk County.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

They were stuffed with electric razors, cigarette lighters, stockings, lipstick, perfume, and one set of false teeth.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin




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