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This ideology depends on the notion that immigrants are raiding the public purse by sponging on public services.

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"We'd be given smelling salts, sponge on the neck, back out and play," he said.

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Their mouths are “almost like if you had a pool noodle with a sponge on the end,” Andy Gloss, an evolutionary biologist at New York University, said.

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For homeowners trying to treat pet accidents on their own, the best way is to sponge on clean water, then blot it out by spreading a clean, dry towel over the area and pressing down.

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Food Code does not recommend using sponges on surfaces that have been cleaned, sanitized or are at that moment in contact with food.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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