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foamy

[foh-mee] / ˈfoʊ mi /


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An urgent investigation has been launched by Nigeria's environmental agency after a strange white foamy substance appeared on a major highway, sparking a public spectacle and raising safety concerns.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

The study also revealed important molecular differences between MS lesions containing foamy microglia and those without them.

From Science Daily Jun. 29, 2026

It was all quiet and business as usual, except for the roaring trucks that were spraying foamy "detergent" on the pavement.

From Barron's Apr. 25, 2026

Served well, Guinness is an uncommonly handsome beer, with an instantly recognizable foamy beige head that sits atop the company’s harp-logoed “tulip” glass.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 19, 2026

The tide was low, and the waves were rolling in and crashing down angrily, sending a thin sheet of foamy salt water over the packed sand.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple

Mars’ atmospheric pressure won’t accomplish this as well, meaning you could be left with a drink that’s much foamier than you expect.

From Slate Nov. 29, 2017

As this happens, the magma takes on a foamier consistency, increasing its speed and mobility.

From Time Magazine Archive

She wore a wonderful gown all white and gold down the front, with the foamiest of sea-foam green trains hanging from her shoulders away out behind her.

From Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales by W. J. (Winton James) Baltzell

There was the cottage of some summer people well above the village level, among pines and birches, and overlooking the foamiest rush of the Saco, to which he instantly destined the piano of Phyllis Desmond.

From A Pair of Patient Lovers by William Dean Howells




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