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foam

[fohm] / foʊm /
NOUN
bubbles formed from a liquid
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These are foam or gel-filled toys of various brands shaped like bao buns, and sometimes sold in plastic replicas of bamboo steamer baskets.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

To my mind, we are still the big foam finger number one.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Anta collaborated with Chinese scientists to develop a type of foam cushion made with nitrogen that provides extra bounciness—all but demolishing Nike’s competitive moat.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

She paid £7,770 to get the spray foam removed but discovered it had not been done properly.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

So much time will be spent on my knees that I have sewn half-inch foam pads into my pants at the knees to keep my legs from freezing when I kneel in the snow.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen




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