percolate

I’m learning that regenerating sometimes is just being quiet and letting ideas percolate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

That focus will likely prove key if the current rotation deepens over the summer months as bond yields rise and inflation pressure percolate.

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026

Signs of stress continue to percolate as some private-credit funds mark down the value of their loans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 2, 2026

But other risks to stock-market stability continued to percolate.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 11, 2026

It goes some way toward explaining how confidential information, rumors, and jokes percolate so rapidly through a population.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

“That sandy ground, when you put the water on it, it percolates into the groundwater and it recharges,” said Jeevan Muhar, chief executive officer of Arvin-Edison Water Storage District.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2026

"It's very much a wait to see how the removal of the tariffs percolates through the supply chain," he added.

From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026

“Liberation” percolates with lively humor, as when Lizzie introduces herself as a journalist who writes “obituaries and weddings—which in a way are the same thing.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 2025

Many areas in the parched West already use treated wastewater for outdoor irrigation or to replenish underground aquifers, where water is further cleansed as it percolates through the soil.

From New York Times ● Dec. 19, 2023

My heart percolates and my hands begin to sweat.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

The question has percolated for Walmart all year, fueled by its new digital shelf labels and a pair of patents—one to dynamically update prices online and another to recommend prices based on anticipated demand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

The fight percolated predictably from there, rising in intensity, until Jessica Tarlov—the liberal punching bag on Fox’s The Five—broke things up.

From Slate ● Nov. 19, 2025

News of the possible sale had percolated since last year, as Starbucks’ business in China faltered.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2025

They managed to capture water from the swollen Kaweah and Tule rivers, routing flows to basins where the water percolated underground.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2025

As Linton was on his way to go talk to Daines, these things percolated.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

"We're not the only jurisdiction that's facing that ageing-related crisis, because similar issues are percolating in Australia and England," she said.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

Because at least when I did it two seasons ago, I could have anxiety and fear percolating inside me.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026

Antipathy toward the earnings test, and a belief that the rule is outdated since so many older Americans need to work, is why legislation is percolating in Congress to repeal it.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 15, 2026

Even in the film’s most convoluted moments, there’s a fire of dissent percolating just beneath its surface.

From Salon ● May 22, 2026

The rain had finally eased, and the beginning of a blue day was percolating on the horizon.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs