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as in percolated
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as in flushed
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Gardner was convicted that same year and sentenced to death, but his appeals percolated in the courts for 25 years.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025 -
Still, the discussions have percolated in recent days among top officials in the Justice Department, including in the Office of Legal Counsel, which provides legal advice to all executive branch agencies.—
Alexander Mallin,
ABC News,
4 Sep. 2025
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And in Garcia’s long interception return, Benitez was harassed by the defense, flushed out of the pocket and forced to throw off balance.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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The thing was flushed down a toilet as a baby gator years earlier and is now running amok, chomping down on whomever looks appetizing.—
Declan Gallagher,
EW.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The mollusks have filtered most of the lakes, turning them from their old greenish hue, which allowed for only a few feet of visibility, to clear blue.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
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After the solution settles or is filtered, the aluminum minerals are harvested, forming a material known as alumina, and the rest of the materials form a solid waste known as red mud.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
17 Sep. 2025
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Once cleaned, the canal is filled with a rubber-like material and sealed to prevent reinfection.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Brass door handles can be cleaned with soap and water as mentioned above.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
13 Sep. 2025
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Many coup backers are simply demoted or purged from the government without facing trial or execution.—
Joe Wright,
The Conversation,
12 Sep. 2025
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Violence and vitriol must be purged from the public square.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Sep. 2025
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Grand Drams’ 1988 36 Year Old, distilled at Macallan and matured in a first fill Oloroso Hogshead, is released this week on ballot.—
Mark Littler,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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What did surprise me, though, is that its original owner never distilled in Kentucky.—
Maggie Menderski,
The Courier-Journal,
12 Sep. 2025
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Less pure sand can be purified by methods such as acid washing or magnetic separation.—
Aki Ishida,
The Conversation,
10 Sep. 2025
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This innovation purified the Ohio River water so well that the number of deaths from typhoid fever declined by 60% in 1909.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Sep. 2025
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Au Za’atar is designed to feel both vibrant and refined—an atmosphere where guests feel immediately welcomed yet surrounded by an air of sophistication.—
Shivani Vora,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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When compared with my current Ultra 2, the screen on the Ultra 3 looks much more refined.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Leached.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leached. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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