sludge
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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
They frequently appear in wastewater and can end up in biosolid fertilizer, also called sewage sludge, which is produced during wastewater treatment.
From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2026
Describing the sludge and silt in the tunnel area where Noah's body was eventually found, close to the M2 motorway, he said it "just sucks your feet under" in "absolutely freezing" conditions.
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026
For the purposes of “Crime 101,” that thoroughfare is reimagined as a quick escape route rather than the choked pipeline of sludge more familiar from reality.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
The cliffs got closer, and he could see the islet shrouded in a veil of slashing rain and gray sludge.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
Vocabulary lists containing sludge
A Long Walk to Water
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The Devil's Arithmetic
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The Omnivore's Dilemma
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