seepage
Example Sentences
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The accident took place after a slab of concrete covering seepage on the roof slipped and fell off.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2025
“We don’t know what caused the natural seepage to be so much.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2024
The samples are more characteristic of “freshly produced” oil typical of natural seepage, according to officials.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 11, 2024
“It could be natural seepage, it could have been a discharge. We’re not sure.”
From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2024
In the past half century, the governments of China and North Korea have cooperatively used their security forces to make sure that the intermittent seepage of Koreans across the border never turns into a flood.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
Vocabulary lists containing seepage
The Water Cycle - Introductory
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Earth Science - Middle School
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The Water Cycle - Middle School and High School
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