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pulping

verb

present participle of pulp

as in mashing

to cause to become a pulpy mass pulped three oranges to get their juice

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Recent Examples of pulping Mathieu Lewis-Rolland / Getty Images The tank was designed to hold 900,000 gallons of a hazardous chemical known as white liquor, a chemical brew that contains sodium hydroxide, sodium sulfide and disodium carbonate and is used in the paper-pulping process, officials have said. — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 31 May 2026 The proprietary alkaline pulping method used to produce its lyocell is cleaner and more efficient than traditional chemical approaches, lowering the environmental footprint from the start while improving production efficiency. — Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 29 Dec. 2025

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Rooker, 31, is known as one of the most durable players in the league, having played in all 162 games last season and mashing at least 30 home runs in each of the last three seasons.

— Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
More often, the series borrows from the overall feeling of Dippold’s inspirations, mashing up and remixing the obsessions of a lifelong horror fan.

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 15 June 2026

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Atmospheres of sub-Neptunes are deep and dense, meaning crushing pressures close to the boundary between the atmosphere and the solid body of the world can turn minerals into vapor that forms clouds.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 13 July 2026
The outer aluminum shell gives way to an energy-crushing aluminum honeycomb.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026

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Planning a Broadway show night in New York City means squeezing a full day into the blocks around Times Square, and the right pre-Broadway show itinerary can turn a two-hour ticket into a memorable outing.

— Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026
The result is a new generation of patients planning trips around treatments rather than squeezing appointments into an existing vacation.

— Meggen Harris, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026

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