leakage
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“This will help us recapture what we call retail leakage from the other cities, and keep the Camarillo residents in Camarillo,” Winkler said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
Applied across the whole water network of England and Wales he boldly estimates it could reduce leakage "by as much as a billion litres a day".
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
"We're targeting water-saving repairs and maintenance this summer to reduce leakage and better manage water flow - it's a task that continues year-round."
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 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
The plutonium is inside a bunch of pellets, each one sealed and insulated to prevent radiation leakage, even if the outer container is breached.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
Unexpected leakages of private information already have been cited by early Muse users.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
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
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
There are always leakages, sometimes very considerable leakages.
From The Betrayal by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
