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sludge

[sluhj] / slʌdʒ /


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Looking out over the green sludge covered in cleaning equipment, speaking over the hum of the generators and the vacuums and the pumps, Hier smiled.

From Slate • Jun. 19, 2026

That’s when a tank gets so low that drawing hits dregs — an all-but-unusable mix of oil sludge and debris — before a physical bottom is reached.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

If anything, after a few days spent dipping my T. rex hands into the cool primordial sludge of the dinosaur fandom, Panella’s sentiment feels like an understatement.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

"We can't show directly that that's happening, but we think it's a reasonable way that they could be winding up in the air. Sewage sludge fertilizers have been shown to release similar compounds."

From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2026

The tea tasted awful, like pond sludge, and I didn’t dream anything at all.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy




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