bleed
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"I'd grown up around it, we used to joke that if you cut my dad, he'd bleed khaki," she says.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
WSJLI: So is the hope that you are shifting the culture and injecting Oatly into drink culture in these bigger markets, then having that bleed into the consumer mindset across the board?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
It can’t be all of them, because there’s some pretty serious theological differences that invariably bleed into politics.
From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2026
Weak retail demand can bleed into the institutional market through Bitcoin exchange-traded funds, too.
From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026
“I’m meeting back up with Violet and Monica and everyone. They should be in the food court any second,” I lie, trying not to let my inner frenzy bleed into my voice.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
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A kick drum bleeds into a vocal mic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
Doctors managed to stem the bleeding but failed to investigate its cause and she suffered multiple bleeds until she gave birth.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
The high doses raise risks of a side effect that can cause brain bleeds and swelling.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
The set begins with the brief instrumental “The Garden Prelude,” which bleeds into “I Could Get Used to This.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
What if it bleeds out or gets an infection?
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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Higher gas prices, for their part, have bled over into other parts of the economy, while the temporary closure of the vital Strait of Hormuz also raised the cost of fertilizer and other critical chemicals.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
And the losses have bled through to Asia, where tech-heavy Seoul and Tokyo -- which have led the region's surge this year -- sank from record highs.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
A brown-haired girl in Texas, not yet 2 weeks old, bled around her belly button.
From Salon ● May 7, 2026
In some cases, interest in the lives of famous people has bled into intrusion, according to Claire Powell, a celebrity publicist who has spent more than 30 years in the industry.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2026
It bled and hurt, but my other ailments were already causing me so much trouble that I let this one slide, which was stupid of me, because now I’m walking around with an infected toe.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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The upbeat take from Trivariate wasn’t enough to stem the bleeding, however.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 16, 2026
Ebola, a viral haemorrhagic fever that spreads through direct contact with bodily fluids, can cause severe bleeding and organ failure.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
But she’s bleeding; he is a doctor, and they’re in a place where no other help is available.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
He wrapped the leg to stanch the bleeding.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
But today the goo was bleeding through the lines where the sheets of metal came together.
From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis
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