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foam

[fohm] / foʊm /
NOUN
bubbles formed from a liquid
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It all started back in 2010 with the introduction of the Hoka line of max-cushion shoes, which led other brands to develop similar styles, each stacked with its own patented lightweight foam.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

The Surge has pulled its giant foam finger saying “DEBATES” out of storage, because friends, it is debate season.

From Slate ● Oct. 10, 2026

The next iteration replaced the sea foam with prismatic and floral elements.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

McCarthy bought his foam pillow, which has tubular spaces for ventilation, five years ago for about £50.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

Coach Susan had spotted me in practice the day before, standing level with me on padded leather blocks stacked on one side of the foam pit.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles

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 company said the Department of Defence kept using the PFAS-containing firefighting foams for two decades after it stopped selling the product in Australia.

From BBC ● May 28, 2026

This treatment is FDA approved, widely available over the counter, and comes in topical forms such as lotions and foams.

From Science Daily ● May 7, 2026

In practice, even foams just a few tens of centimeters high can leak easily.

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

Also banned are disposable cups and takeaway food containers made of expanded or foamed extruded polystyrene.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2023

Products like single-use packaging, plastic resins, foamed plastic insulation, bottles and containers, among many others, add to global greenhouse emissions.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 1, 2022

A tuft of foamed milk completes the steaming comfort.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 28, 2022

Towering waves crashed onto the shore; spray foamed white and rainbows fountained into the clearing sky.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr

“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

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

Hernandez told police she found her baby foaming at the mouth and having an apparent seizure after emerging from her procedure at Always Beautiful Medical Spa, according to the police report.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2025

Then Marty said, “Yeah. That may have cost us a few. Hey, how about the great foaming capabilities of Coke?”

From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson




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