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as in to seep
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as in to spill
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Recent Examples of leak
Government officials who leak such materials face prosecution; however, the same restrictions do not apply to witnesses themselves.
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Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
These valves leak more often as people age, Dini says.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 17 July 2025
Information about the devices has already been leaking, including possible pricing.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 16 July 2025
The facility was damaged and leaking toxic chlorine gas, which forced officials to close the inner canyon and nearby trails.
—Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 16 July 2025
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Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
These valves leak more often as people age, Dini says.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 17 July 2025
Information about the devices has already been leaking, including possible pricing.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 16 July 2025
The facility was damaged and leaking toxic chlorine gas, which forced officials to close the inner canyon and nearby trails.
—Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 16 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leak
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Some reasons why economists blundered on free trade In their new study, the China Shock economists throw a bit of shade on the economics profession for getting the effects of free trade so wrong in the past.—
Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2025
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Less than two hours after sunrise, with the shadows still blue and slanting hard in a dense growth of balsam firs and spruces, the baby bird blundered into a fine black net strung along the ridgeline of Mount Mansfield, at 4,393 feet Vermont’s tallest mountain.—
Madeline Bodin,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 June 2025
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These canals have porous walls that allow water to seep into the ground and refill area aquifers while also regulating flow to prevent runoff.—
Sofia Perez,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Ironically, the film tells the story of a war and of an oppressive regime that seeps through the cracks left in its aftermath.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
10 July 2025
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After some pushing and shoving spilled over into the fence area behind one sideline, safety Markquese Bell threw a punch that caught cornerback Troy Pride in the back of the neck.—
Jon Machota,
New York Times,
26 July 2025
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And the precious cargo must be treated delicately: spilling a single drop, or touching another person before reaching home, would cancel out the devotional deed.—
Aishwarya S. Iyer,
CNN Money,
25 July 2025
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Time drips sideways in this fractured hourglass, and color spills like memory.—
Rance Collins,
IndieWire,
12 July 2025
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Chandeliers drip from the ceilings, endless televisions of all sizes adorn the walls.—
Glamour,
Glamour,
10 July 2025
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As it was exposed to rain on the surface, the limestone partially dissolved and cracked along areas of weakness.—
Ruby Grisin,
The Courier-Journal,
24 July 2025
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Antioxidant-Rich Foods Cells in your gut are exposed to harmful compounds through internal and external sources.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
23 July 2025
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While unenforceable at this juncture, the ruling provides precedent and legal reasoning that will likely trickle to other jurisdictions in the years to come.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
25 July 2025
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More specifically, those who have worked on the ground to enact political promises in the past are questioning how the White House’s proposals will trickle into reality.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
22 July 2025
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As The Washington Post reported, a study of 500 large companies revealed that last year saw the fewest DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) references in corporate financial statements since 2020.—
Time,
Time,
23 July 2025
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Data from the Institute for Women’s Policy Research reveals that for every additional level of education, poverty rates for single mothers declined by an average of 33%.—
Rita Raichoudhuri,
Chicago Tribune,
23 July 2025
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Despite oozing professionalism, Nasah, 13, was yet to lose her round cheeks and the braces glinting on her teeth.—
Calista Oetama,
Sacbee.com,
23 July 2025
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The first molten metal recently glided from one new three-story furnace, oozed down chutes and spilled into 26-foot casting cylinders, deep in the floor of the expansion.—
Star Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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“Leak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leak. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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