leakage
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Despite recent well-publicised problems around burst water mains, water leakage has actually been cut by 43% since 1989 according to Ofwat, the water regulatory body for England and Wales.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
This leakage carries warm, salty Indian Ocean water around South Africa and into the Atlantic.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
Water companies have performance commitments on issues such as leakage.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
While its emissions are lower, drilling and extracting it causes the leakage of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas and the main component of natural gas.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
“This one is a leakage of blood in the brain. Certain areas of the brain are affected. There have been earlier smaller leakages. Lee knows that.”
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
Officials have said massive financial "leakages" triggered the sudden halt, but they have not revealed the scale of the losses, with some telling AFP they were still working on an estimate.
From Barron's ● Mar. 26, 2026
With many more options for withdrawing money from accounts, leakages will increase.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 10, 2026
It alleged that the DWP failed to adequately inspect or repair equipment, or to notify residents of leakages during the 1,085-day period when community members were potentially exposed to methane and other toxic chemicals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2024
In tests in animals, the researchers found that every animal treated with the new gel showed rapid sealing, and there were no perforations, leakages, or bleeding in the week following the treatment.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 12, 2024
She cropped the young grass that showed vivid green blades about the water barrel, and was nourished by the drips from the roof spouts and leakages from the barrel itself.
From The Pioneers by Katharine Susannah Prichard
