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percolate

[pur-kuh-leyt, pur-kuh-lit, -leyt] / ˈpɜr kəˌleɪt, ˈpɜr kə lɪt, -ˌleɪt /


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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

But early in the year, core inflation excluding food and energy prices started to percolate, and the war with Iran has seemed to bring inflation to a boil.

From MarketWatch Jun. 24, 2026

“We expect the impact of higher energy prices to gradually percolate in the coming months as replacement supplies arrive with a lag.”

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 10, 2026

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

From MarketWatch Feb. 11, 2026

Resistance was beginning to percolate even in the rural areas.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

That lack of fear percolates through Ambiguous Desire, where every pang of doubt is offset by a moment of euphoria or beauty.

From BBC Apr. 2, 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 panic has percolated enough that political consultant and data guru Paul Mitchell set up a model predicting the likely makeup of the top two.

From Slate Apr. 7, 2026

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

From MarketWatch Nov. 3, 2025

In the decades since her pregnancy, the field of bipolar research and recommendations for treatment of pregnant and breastfeeding women have evolved, but experts say the information has not percolated through to all clinicians.

From Salon Sep. 10, 2024

In some areas, local water agencies directed floodwaters to dedicated recharge basins or farm fields, where water percolated into the ground.

From Los Angeles Times May 8, 2024

“It’s a sure sign of strength. But I wonder: Have you percolated properly?”

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina

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

From Salon May 22, 2026

Discussion about the need for a tradeable market for computing power has been percolating on Wall Street for months.

From MarketWatch May 12, 2026

Dept. of the Treasury, is percolating in the Sixth Circuit.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 20, 2026

Barbara Muschietti: Once the idea start percolating, we got in touch with Mr. King and he loved the idea.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 31, 2025

I don’t read no hostility, not toward me, anyway, but something’s percolating in it.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness




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