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leak

[leek] / lik /




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And we can help them source high-skilled talent, given that there was a lot of talent leak in these sectors.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Western Hemisphere hantavirus strains are so deadly because they can attack the lungs and make them leak.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Such facilities can leak toxic gases from pipelines, valves and tanks, and they often vastly underestimate local emissions.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

Electrical current tends to leak through the boundaries between tiny crystals in the material, which has long prevented further miniaturization.

From Science Daily • May 3, 2026

That the neighbor testing his sprinkler line isn’t really looking for a leak.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman




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