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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 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

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

Resistance was beginning to percolate even in the rural areas.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

If there were a statewide measure for commercial businesses, many would probably have to build retention ponds or swales to filter out contaminants before water percolates underground.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2026

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

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

I could smell his coffee, and even though it didn’t smell as good as Mrs. Windermere’s—which she percolated before I came—it still smelled pretty good.

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt

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

From Salon May 22, 2026

To be sure, worries about the sustainability of the U.S. fiscal situation have been percolating for years.

From MarketWatch May 5, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 20, 2026

“Half His Age” first began percolating when McCurdy was 24, riding a bullet train on a solo trip in Japan.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 19, 2026

The rain had finally eased, and the beginning of a blue day was percolating on the horizon.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs




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