leaching
Example Sentences
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Despite recycling efforts, most plastic ends up in landfills where it can take centuries to decompose, leaching out chemicals during that time, Deeney said.
From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026
That makes them significantly better at leaching copper from ore than conventional methods using acids, which often only capture up to half of the metal contained in the rock, she said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025
With rare earths, it's not so much about the mining footprint, rather the processing that is a dirty business – because it involves extraction, leaching, thermal cracking and refining which produce radioactive components.
From BBC • Aug. 12, 2025
The most alarmist was probably an offering from The Atlantic, which was headlined: “Throw Out Your Black Plastic Spatula/It’s probably leaching chemicals into your cooking oil.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2024
It's as if the leaves are actually leaching the pain right out of the sting.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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