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pulp

[puhlp] / pʌlp /
ADJECTIVE
cheap, vulgar, especially regarding reading material
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VERB
mash, pulverize
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STRONG
open uncompress


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Mr. Hockney created carpets and stained-glass windows; designed sets and costumes for ballet and opera; and made work using such unusual tools as paper pulp and a fax machine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

But extracting the pulp and chilling it to -20C involves significant investment in equipment which, he says, will involve a change in mindset for many farmers.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Microscopic imaging allowed the team to examine changes inside mango pulp cells over time.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2026

We are also sending new products to Japan, to Korea that highlight our variety and diversity of agricultural products—including some transformed with added value, such as processed pulp and cacao derivatives.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

“I give up,” shouted the tormented man and went off to his work in the pulp magazine house.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith




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