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as in to seep
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as in to spill
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Recent Examples of leak
Certain bits of information had leaked out to the cavern kids.
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Charles Pellegrino, Deadline, 31 July 2025
Talks of ongoing political division, tariffs and the importance of government aid even leaked into one of the conference's hottest topics this week: quantum computing.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
The dispute between tenant and landlord concerns a warehouse roof that dates to the 1940s and has leaked since Waste Management moved in, according to the company.
—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 30 July 2025
The songs were leaked on Williams' website and presented in a retro desktop interface.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 29 July 2025
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Charles Pellegrino, Deadline, 31 July 2025
Talks of ongoing political division, tariffs and the importance of government aid even leaked into one of the conference's hottest topics this week: quantum computing.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
The dispute between tenant and landlord concerns a warehouse roof that dates to the 1940s and has leaked since Waste Management moved in, according to the company.
—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 30 July 2025
The songs were leaked on Williams' website and presented in a retro desktop interface.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leak
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Finally, Charlie displays his new skills while blundering through a read-aloud session in the library.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
8 Jan. 2025
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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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Over the centuries, English seeped into the very fabric of Indian life – first as a tool of commerce, then as the language of law and, eventually, a marker of privilege.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
26 July 2025
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More lore from the video game seeps into the film as Mike wields the Freddy Mask, a mechanic that deters the animatronics.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
24 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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One of the richest colleges in the world, its solid stone walls and parapets drip with the grandeur of old wealth.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 July 2025
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In Kingston after the storm, the yard cools, the grass slippery underfoot, leaves dripping—the air heavy with fatigue.—
Kwame Dawes,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
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The scene exposes the mythic hero and the choking mortal as two sides of the same coin: the fantasy of striving as salvation, and the ugly truth of its price.—
Leslie Jamison,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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The bacteria can also infect people who are exposed to seawater or brackish water, via a wound or break in their skin.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
4 Aug. 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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It was previously revealed that Amy Pascal and David Heyman will also serve as producers.—
Lauren Huff Published,
EW.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Production timelines and specific casting details were not revealed, though Nair indicated announcements would come within three to six months.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
4 Aug. 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 7 Aug. 2025.
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