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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

“The broader impact of high global oil prices has yet to percolate through retail inflation as pump fuel prices remain unchanged,” DBS’s economics team said.

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 2026

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

From MarketWatch Feb. 11, 2026

Tariff costs percolate through to American consumers in numerous ways — through higher prices on imported goods, higher prices on domestic goods produced with imported parts and a narrowed variety of goods on the shelves.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 21, 2026

Reporters from far-flung cities wired the same observation back to their editors, and stories of delight and awe began to percolate through the most remote towns.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

"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

And yet this is a novel that percolates and simmers, provoking questions about the reader’s privilege while prompting awe at the writer’s singular empathy — and his subjects’ humility.

From Los Angeles Times May 12, 2025

“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

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

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

The question percolated through today’s testimony by Michael Cohen, Trump’s longtime lawyer and fixer, whose second day on the stand also featured a furious pushback from defense lawyers.

From New York Times May 14, 2024

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

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt

But as “Dreams in Nightmares” wends its way to a close, it’s also easy to believe you’re witnessing a percolating virtuosity that’s all Ford’s own.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

"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

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

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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