leak
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A seat at the table is too important to cede to whoever is willing to leak a photograph.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026
A fuel leak in the River Taff which killed fish and sparked a warning for people to shut their windows has now stopped, official have said.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
Absorbent materials have been deployed to try and contain the leak.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
If audiences already know the intimate details of how a very real public leak, whistle-blow, or scandal came together, what’s left for them to learn by fictionalizing it all?
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
As I observed the effect of this leak, it was as if clouds had suddenly opened,” Ellsberg later said of this turning point in his life.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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"We were only being prepared for the new roof when it was a matter of urgency because two flats upstairs had leaks," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
"Between 80 and 85 percent of the water" supplied has to be pumped to get to these households, he said, adding that equipment breakdowns, leaks and drought have exacerbated the problem.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
A month before that deadline, Network Rail discovered three gas leaks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
The movie isn’t so much about the Facebook leaks as it is about an era when bone-chilling data revealing a company’s malevolence isn’t enough to stop evil machinations in their tracks.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
I can’t go plodding around the Pipeworks, stopping up leaks, looking for bugs, and pretending there’s no emergency.
From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau
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But a Times review of the leaked files found a 2005 student psychological assessment, despite district denials that such records had leaked.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
You’ll probably learn about it through leaked audio soon.
From Slate ● Oct. 10, 2026
Shinhan Bank, one of the breached institutions, said information attached to loan applications for about 25,000 customers had been leaked -- including names, phone numbers and annual income.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
A draft leaked earlier this year prompted civil society groups to warn that Zambia was accepting wider data-sharing terms than other African countries, including long-term access to pathogen information and specimens.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
My chest began to feel tight and tears leaked down my cheeks.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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Two additional molecules then enter the pocket and hold the channel open, allowing calcium to continue leaking.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026
In 2024, a humorous video went viral on Tiktok, featuring students and teachers at one high school in Seine-Saint-Denis complaining of rundown facilities, including leaking ceilings and a lack of chairs.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Her friend, Sacha, said the ceilings in Marseille's schools were leaking and conditions were generally rather poor, "so we can't really work a lot of time".
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
He also had to fix a leaking roof.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
The government had never prosecuted anyone for leaking secret documents.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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