leaking

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Kud-Sverchkov and Mikayev were said to be using a saw to try and get into an area to access the crack that was leaking air.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

If water is leaking through 8 inches of concrete, it’s not very much.

From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026

An industrial tank at a plant in Garden Grove, Calif., began leaking last week, forcing thousands of residents to evacuate.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

"There is currently no active leak, and continuous live atmospheric monitoring confirms there are no chemicals leaking," county fire officials said late Sunday.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

But as soon as she left and took a job with first the Navy and then the Coast Guard, military officials suspected her and her husband of leaking secrets to each other.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield