porous

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The heist shocked France and turned a spotlight on the porous security system of the Louvre and other museums across the country that have become the target of an increasing number of robberies.

From The Wall Street Journal

The compilation accords dignity to the field and underscores the porous boundary between commercial and fine art.

From The Wall Street Journal

Along the coasts, saltwater creeps through porous soil and rock, creating an underground saltwater table that can extend miles inland.

From Salon

Then, beginning in 1969, more strangeness: The sculptures gain in size and become porous, and delicate.

From New York Times

Another post teaches a mycological lesson, pairing mushrooms with astrological signs: Scorpios are reishi mushrooms, because they are “secretly a softy” — a nod to the polypore mushroom’s porous underside.

From Seattle Times