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sputa

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variants also sputums

plural of sputum

as in expectorations

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foams

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For decades, the military has extinguished fires using foams containing toxic PFAS.

— Austin Fast, USA Today, 26 July 2026
But some Western brands—among them Nike—import the raw materials for these foams into China, adding to their production costs.

— Scott Douglas, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026

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