runny
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Vulnerable people are being warned not to eat under-cooked or runny eggs when they are eating out because of the developing salmonella outbreak.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Most cases are mild and amount to little more than a cough, fever, and runny nose.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
A fried egg is also great if you’re not a fan of a runny yolk.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
The third day of the fire, he woke up with a runny nose, sore throat and chapped lips, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
A small pig with runny nose trots by my foot, snuffling some old orange peel.
From "Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti" by Frances Temple
Molten basalt is runnier than recycled magma and spreads out into broad “shield” volcanoes like Mars’s Olympus Mons.
From National Geographic ● Oct. 12, 2023
If you stir really fast, with more shearing force, the PB gets runnier, while if you stir slowly the PB remains stiff.
From Scientific American ● May 9, 2023
Previous work at Yellowstone revealed two magma reservoirs: one of gloopy magma 3 miles to 10 miles below the surface, and a far more enormous store of runnier magma 12 miles to 30 miles down.
From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2022
Just know that pudding tends to be runnier than pastry custard, so you use your judgment when you're at the filling stage, lest you wind up crying into your freezer.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2021
Recently, a student project in London picked up the pace, using slightly runnier pitch in a similar set-up.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2014
