porous
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In those experiments, sodium chloride crystals form in a loose, porous structure as water evaporates.
From Science Daily • May 31, 2026
India shares a long and porous border with Bangladesh, where migration has historically been driven by economic hardship and longstanding family links.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
An additional complication is that the outbreak is taking place in a conflict zone, with a quarter of million people displaced from their homes and people moving across porous borders into neighbouring countries.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
They’re porous defensively and have a boring, predictable offense largely consisting of alternating one-on-one isolations between their “Big Three” most every trip down the court.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2026
I feel I even walk like that: crouched over, my spine constricting to a question mark, my bones leached of calcium and porous as limestone.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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