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foam

[fohm] / foʊm /
NOUN
bubbles formed from a liquid
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At the surface, the foam develops an extremely rough texture that strongly repels water, much like the surface of a lotus leaf.

From Science Daily Sep. 10, 2026

Wings carved out of wood using laser-cutting machines were then filled with insulation foam.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

It was "aware of recent concerns regarding foam, odours and discolouration in the River Tywi" and "NRW have investigated and confirmed the impacts were linked to natural environmental conditions".

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

He admits he wrote to an associate choreographer asking if there was a solution — possibly making them from plastic foam — and was politely reminded that they would be lighted on fire.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

Vali’s human shape fell from him, and where Vali had stood was a wolf, foam flecking its muzzle.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

The "infinite personalisation" through foams, flavours, and protein are "almost pure profit" for the chain.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

The three movements include “an invocation to hands that weave”; “a meeting of foams, needles, songs, threats and pulsations”; and what Negrón calls “an archipelago of resonances and possibilities.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 3, 2026

The team has acknowledged that turning experimental materials into real electrolyzer products, including meshes and foams, still involves difficult engineering work.

From Science Daily May 10, 2026

Researchers at Tokyo Metropolitan University have uncovered the real reason liquid drains from foams, resolving a long-standing scientific puzzle.

From Science Daily Mar. 23, 2026

Bile foams in my gut and my thoughts tumble every which way as I try to work out how I’m going to fit a dog into my already too-jam-packed life.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

The straw made from foamed CDA was a prototype to see if increasing the surface area would accelerate break down.

From Science Daily Jan. 30, 2024

Pennsylvania officials will use 2,000 tons of lightweight foamed glass nuggets to fill in the section of a U.S.

From Washington Times Jun. 15, 2023

While the barista at Hurricane Coffee Co. foamed the oat milk for my lavender latte, I wondered which ingredient would tag my neurotransmitters first: the stimulating caffeine or the soothing lavender.

From Washington Post Jul. 22, 2022

So far it has built 1,000km of foamed bitumen road surfaces and is "continuing to develop foamed bitumen techniques", according to its transport department.

From BBC Feb. 10, 2022

Inside, around the aquamarine fountain, hundreds of stiff, waist-high sacks foamed over with silkworm cocoons.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

“There are contestants that become very polarizing and you’ll have people absolutely foaming at the mouth wanting them to lose,” says former champion Mattea Roach, speaking from experience.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 21, 2026

She calmly described how her mum had been foaming at the mouth and shaking, and clearly gave their address when asked, LAS said.

From BBC Apr. 10, 2026

I’m not foaming at the mouth over the death of cinema or what have you.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 9, 2026

They frequently contain colors, flavor enhancers, sweeteners, thickeners, foaming agents and emulsifiers, and typically cannot be produced in the home.

From Barron's Dec. 2, 2025

The news swept on past the brush houses, and it washed in a foaming wave into the town of stone and plaster.

From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck




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