as in penetrating
to spread throughout
the closing shot of the film is one of those iconic images that has long since percolated into the cultural consciousness
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No one admits to having asked a bad question in polite company, yet the difference between a superficial inquiry and a penetrating one often determines whether a company merely iterates or genuinely transforms.
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Until now, the search for possible graves had been limited to what could be seen beneath the surface using ground-penetrating radar.
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After suffusing some of this lunar simulant with helium-3, Interlune will use those samples to test its extraction methods.
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And, yes, suffusing it all is Pelicot’s interesting unreliability—to herself above all.
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Excellence in sport is merely a glimpse into the resolve, grit, and talent pervading communities across the continent.
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None of these readings are so emphatic as to render the others immaterial, and the pervading ambivalence paired with a steady but creeping pace could turn off viewers who just want a good mystery to solve.
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That was a question permeating through the large Argentinian crowd until Messi finally came through in the 39th minute.
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Those who were with him in his final hour felt the positivity permeating from the once fearsome edge rusher.
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“Percolating (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/percolating%20%28into%29. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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