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spongier

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Among the efforts to make the city spongier — and therefore less dependent on imported water — is the Safe Clean Water Program, which L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025

Don't use lowfat or nonfat milk, which would give the custard a blander flavor and spongier texture, with a higher risk of curdling.

From Salon • Oct. 9, 2021

For years, most researchers agreed that sponges were the sister group of the first animals, suggesting a simpler, spongier forebear.

From New York Times • Aug. 2, 2019

My insides felt like the roof of my mouth, but warmer and spongier.

From The Guardian • Jun. 7, 2019

Hip-hop has never seen a spongier musician than Drake, just one of the reasons that he’s among music’s most divisive stars.

From Slate • Mar. 22, 2017