leach
Example Sentences
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Chile imports more sulfuric acid than any other country and uses it to leach copper from huge heaps of ore.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
They wonder if toxic materials could leach into the soil and contaminate groundwater, if not while the solar site is operational, then some decades in the future, when it reaches the end of its life.
From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026
However they said that their modelling study still does not take into account an array of other ways plastic could harm health, such as microplastics or chemicals that can leach out of food packaging.
From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026
They found the most heavily contaminated nurdles were those burnt in the fire, which leach metals toxic to aquatic life, like arsenic, lead, cadmium, copper, cobalt and nickel.
From BBC • Jul. 27, 2025
I don’t want a blanket, even if the marble continues to leach my body heat.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
Vocabulary lists containing leach
Physical Geography - Middle School
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Physical Geography - High School
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Africa - Introductory
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