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sponge

[spuhnj] / spʌndʒ /


NOUN
drunk
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Coffee pecan torte, spiced pear sponge with miso caramel.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

The idea that sponge skeletons evolved more than once is supported by both structural and genetic differences among living species.

From Science Daily • Feb. 28, 2026

"It's a combination of what's in the rock, what's in the sponge, and what you can make in a chemistry laboratory," Summons says.

From Science Daily • Feb. 27, 2026

To use as a metal, titanium ore has to be turned into a porous form called sponge — the U.S. imports over 95% of that.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026

In 1958, Kemal Aras, the Turkish sponge diver who had discovered the shipwreck at Cape Gelidonya and had taken Peter Throckmorton to see it, took Throckmorton to the site of another shipwreck he had discovered.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler




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