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foam

[fohm] / foʊm /
NOUN
bubbles formed from a liquid
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Every bone, down to the last dire wolf rib, must be carefully sheathed in a custom foam shell.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

“I had to prop myself against this foam spike in front of my colleagues and friends, and then have Winona come up and chop my head off, which was incredible,” Bower says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

The inquiry heard evidence from an Aboriginal community living near a navy base in New South Wales state, who bathed in and gathered food near rivers contaminated by firefighting foam.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

It claims 3M withheld and misrepresented details about the foam and its environmental impact, assuring them it was safe, despite knowing otherwise.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Who wouldn’t want to watch the foam missile soar a hundred feet into the sky, simply from the power of my stomp and a blast of air?

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas




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