pervious
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The Duo’s display structure requires a sandwich-like structure of carbon-based films layered with electrodes, high-strength glass, specialized adhesives and a titanium support plate, all of which make it substantially more expensive than pervious models.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
This hot, mineral-rich, and often smokey water seeks the most pervious path through the Earth's crust and encounters cold, oxygen-rich water at the sea floor.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 15, 2024
The company also expects an insurance margin in fiscal 2024 of 13.5%–15.5%, higher than the pervious year's margin of 12.6%.
From Reuters ● Aug. 20, 2023
While there are pervious concrete options, Gile is not a fan.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 23, 2022
One reason for this is, that clay-rocks are much less pervious than sandstone, and their imbedded fossils have consequently escaped in greater measure the solvent powers of percolating water.
From Geology by James Geikie
