sludge
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The village is surrounded by agricultural land and is also near Yorkshire Water's Naburn Wastewater Treatment Works and Sludge Conditioning Site.
From BBC • Jun. 28, 2025
Publications like Grim’s Intercept and Sludge—yes, Sludge, it’s a good site—have run down those names, documenting each known donor’s professional background and other activity.
From Slate • Jul. 4, 2023
Their 2016 debut, “I, Gemini,” was a frenetic album of distorted, twitchy pop with song titles like “Eat Shiitake Mushrooms” and “Chocolate Sludge Cake.”
From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2022
Sludge, which is any unnecessary friction, is the opposite of helpful.
From Washington Post • Aug. 4, 2021
A swirling human figure erupted from the sand—Leo’s least favorite goddess, the Mistress of Mud, the Princess of Potty Sludge, Gaea herself.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
Vocabulary lists containing sludge
A Long Walk to Water
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