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seep

[seep] / sip /


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But you can’t let that seep into how you communicate with him.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

On the east side, the dam was build atop an ancient landslide of mica schist, a type of rock vulnerable to fracturing that would allow moisture to seep inside.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

At the same time, groundwater and rainwater that seep underground must be collected and pumped back to the surface.

From Science Daily Jul. 6, 2026

But for those of us who don’t work in education and don’t have school-aged children, summer tends to seep in more gradually.

From Salon Jun. 9, 2026

As they drove to school, a familiar lightness started to seep into him.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss

“Practical Magic 2” is the story of an ancient recurring curse: the lack of originality that infests Hollywood like the frosty cloud that seeps into Regan’s bedroom in “The Exorcist.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

Turning the corner of the 15th floor corridor of the historic American Cement Building, a low thrum of electronic sounds seeps through the door of Archived, an L.A. luxury vintage curator.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 17, 2026

“A slow grind higher in oil prices behaves like a tax that the economy absorbs, one that seeps into input costs, transportation, and eventually wages,” he said.

From Barron's Mar. 6, 2026

Frustration seeps from most conversations in east Durham.

From BBC Feb. 17, 2026

When it's not engaged, a thin stream of air seeps in through the top.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse

But with power cuts and labour shortages crippling production capacity, the impact of the war has seeped into the daily reality at Chizay, one of the country's most well known producers.

From Barron's Sep. 15, 2026

He says has seen at least five other cooks die in front of him, and believes this is because the substances they were handling seeped through gaps in their protective clothing.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

The Cornell team’s legend has seeped into SpaceX, in part through the trio of executives.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 13, 2026

That anxiety seeped into the 1960 presidential campaign of John F. Kennedy, whose eventual victory would make him the first Catholic president.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 15, 2026

More ghostly Romans seeped from the walls to join the fight.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

And there is growing evidence that those pressures are seeping into broader rises in the price of all kinds of other goods.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

Stokes came to the post-match media conference with blood seeping through his sock.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

Another 39 homes saw water seeping in below the floorboards.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

Nature chose its location some 60,000 years ago, when crude petroleum that formed millions of years earlier began seeping to the surface.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 6, 2026

I can feel the disappointment seeping into me, and relief breathing out of me.

From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender




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