lava
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It’s got a purple corded phone, a lava lamp, a beanbag chair … and it happens to be a habitat at a zoo on a planet of bug people.
From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026
“To now routinely produce an icy Earth, a young Earth, a lava planet—those are huge technological innovations.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
The confession results in confusion and anger erupting like molten lava from all sides, instantly corroding Emma’s bond with Charlie and her relationships with their friends.
From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026
Satellites have photographed the far side before, but the astronauts were the first human eyes to see some parts of the far side's surface and its vast craters and lava plains.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
“Our dessert special is our homemade double-chocolate lava mudslide with raspberry coulis.”
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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