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percolate

[pur-kuh-layt, pur-kuh-lit, -layt] / 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

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

As their attitudes percolate down, we could see job security supplant prices in the public’s hierarchy of anxiety.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025

As Singleton began to amass evidence, and Baird saw that a potential case was coalescing, he let these thoughts percolate.

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

They can build retention ponds or swales to filter out contaminants before water percolates underground.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 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

This happens because carbon dioxide from the air dissolves in rainwater to form carbonic acid - this then percolates through the rock and reacts with it, causing it to dissolve.

From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2025

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 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

After the idea percolated up from Linda to Clay-and-Buck and then to Fox News, Trump thought it was a stroke of genius.

From Salon ● Mar. 25, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2025

Even percolated black coffee wouldn’t keep you awake, if you were reading these.

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt

"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

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

Its percolating low-end is one of the many great basslines on the record that engage the ear regardless of the setting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026

Then I headed off to Mrs. Windermere’s, where I knew the coffee was percolating.

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt




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