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as in to seep
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as in to spill
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Tweed and his ring had embezzled millions of dollars from the city budget, lived large, and came down hard after enemies leaked evidence of their wrongdoing to the Times.
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Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
Later in the episode, Whitney reached out to a friend to try to find proof that Lisa was leaking the rumor to social media gossip accounts as well.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
This includes records taken from the background check company National Public Data —a breach that ended up leaking 272 million unique Social Security numbers.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 17 Oct. 2024
On Thursday, officials in Samoa said while the vessel was leaking oil from three places, the amount was decreasing each day and was dissipating quickly due to strong winds in the area.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 11 Oct. 2024
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Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
Later in the episode, Whitney reached out to a friend to try to find proof that Lisa was leaking the rumor to social media gossip accounts as well.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
This includes records taken from the background check company National Public Data —a breach that ended up leaking 272 million unique Social Security numbers.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 17 Oct. 2024
On Thursday, officials in Samoa said while the vessel was leaking oil from three places, the amount was decreasing each day and was dissipating quickly due to strong winds in the area.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 11 Oct. 2024
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November and December are shaping up to be important transitional months for you that may take the form of rerouting your internal GPS after blundering wildly off course.Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2024
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Each encounter is an invitation to panic and blunder, and be forced to repeat it.Gabriel Winslow-Yost, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
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However, their infatuation eventually blurs the lines between fantasy and their miserable realities, inviting new horrors to seep in.Keith Staskiewicz, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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It’s had an incalculable impact on us all and will live on in our hearts, seep through our skin and sleep in the deepest parts of our imaginations.Brent Lang, Variety, 31 Oct. 2024
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The polarized climate surrounding key issues can spill over into workplace conversations, creating potential conflict among employees.Irma Becerra, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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The energy spills over into the sidewalk, where some begin performing a Levantine folk dance known as dabke.Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 26 Oct. 2024
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Rain dripped onto the TCCA, causing a chlorine explosion.Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 1 Nov. 2024
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Saliva drips from its mouth while its other end leaks urine and feces, together with a putrescent green goop.Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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The children, Deas said, often have been exposed to violence on hotel properties, exhibit aggression or anxiety from living in a crowded single room, and face food insecurity because some hotel rooms don’t have kitchens.Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
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Without that protective layer, the planet would be exposed to dangerous levels of UV radiation with a potential catastrophe set to unfold by 2065.K.J. Yossman, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024
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These expectations have trickled over into the sales cycle.Nikolaus Kimla, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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This increased mortgages for homeowners, which often trickled down into rent prices.BYRyan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 24 Oct. 2024
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In a nod to the binge-watching trend, Stone revealed the decision to release episodes weekly was a strategic choice to keep audiences engaged as the political climate evolves.Shaan Memon, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Oct. 2024
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The donations — revealed in disclosures with the Federal Election Commission Thursday — show that the Tesla Inc. and SpaceX chief executive officer has poured money into the Washington trifecta: funding Trump’s White House bid, along with supporting House and Senate Republicans.Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2024
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Best bites: The bacon cheese lava is a pillowy mini-bread bowl oozing with a salty filling.Kate Murphy, Axios, 15 Oct. 2024
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Queenie Nguyen’s ultra-long manicure oozes gothic glamour — from the licorice-black shade to the elegant negative-space strip down the middle.Mica Ricketts, refinery29.com, 10 Oct. 2024
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