leach
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"But that process also stops them fully degrading and causes toxic chemicals to leach into the environment."
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
When old records make it to a landfill, they’re not only likely to outlive the site, but can also leach plasticizers, a Keele University report found.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
They are encased and unlikely to leach into the soil.
From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2026
They need acid to leach metal from copper-oxide ore.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
She held him like that, willing him to leach warmth from her, willing his body to learn from the rhythm of her heartbeat, the steadiness of her breath.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
Sometimes, the chemical “sauce” leaches out of plastic, a process that, research has shown, can be toxic.
From Slate ● May 28, 2025
Namely, local bull trout populations are struggling because the pond leaches groundwater away from Gold Creek itself.
From Seattle Times ● May 21, 2024
Nature gave ticks, mosquitoes and leaches a quick-acting way to keep blood from clotting while they extract their meal from a host.
From Science Daily ● May 13, 2024
But in some places, fluoride leaches from rocks into the groundwater.
From Salon ● May 7, 2024
If that fog leaches out of the jungle, or the monkeys return.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
The material is then leached into a wine‑red liquid, filtered, evaporated and finally transformed into a fine white powder -- lithium.
From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026
A carbon water filter can also reduce potential exposure to chemicals and pesticides that may have leached into your water.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
The smell of incense — a combination of frankincense and myrrh — leached from every corner of the space, creating a somewhat soporific effect.
From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2024
More specifically, the electrodes must enable direct gas conversion without solvents so that the catalyst isn't leached from the electrode surface.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 21, 2023
He had surely succeeded in crossing the river, but somewhere along the watery way his memory of a mouse named Abel had leached out.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
The chemical is essential in the leaching process of copper, which involves extracting the metal from copper ore.
From MarketWatch ● May 12, 2026
Audience trust is leaching away fast and Brits are increasingly refusing to pay up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
Plastic cigarette filters are the world's most littered item, leaching toxic chemicals into the environment and breaking down into microplastics -- while doing very little for the smoker, the secretariat said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2025
This unusual imbalance suggested that liquid water had once seeped through the rocks, effectively leaching lutetium out of them.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2025
The darkness flashed again, momentarily leaching the color from the horizon.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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