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leak

[leek] / lik /




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Since the Littlejohn leak, IRS executives have said they have been tightening security controls.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Even extremely small vibrations or pointing errors could allow unwanted starlight to leak into an image and overwhelm the much dimmer planets scientists hope to detect.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

He launched, then walked back a criminal leak investigation of a Los Angeles Times reporter and was ordered to testify after sheriff’s deputies took and shared pictures at the site of Kobe Bryant’s helicopter crash.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The new ISS crew was initially meant to arrive in mid-September, but its launch was postponed due to a leak aboard the Dragon.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

As I observed the effect of this leak, it was as if clouds had suddenly opened,” Ellsberg later said of this turning point in his life.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

The 18 large leaks Buckley mentioned fixing account for more than 142,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide prevented from entering the atmosphere, she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

"Now it is raining and the tent leaks, so we've been facing a difficult situation. We have nowhere to go," said Ramesh Ghale, who also had to flee his home.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Its roads are scarred by potholes, sewage leaks and overgrown vegetation.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

In an earlier era, perhaps, Cramer’s leaks about Martian bases and wormhole gates would have remained within his insular world of UFO blogs.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

“Well,” said Theresa, “leaks or no leaks, maybe he was used to it.”

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen

An internal report prepared for the Paris police department which was leaked to the media analysed the opening of the movement in Seine-Saint-Denis.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

In 2022, a leaked internal EA report told staff to ignore lower-impact category three and four pollution reports because of limited funding to investigate.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

The following year, 533 million users’ information was leaked.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Bonta canceled a session last month after prelimary details and ground rules leaked, prompting him to accuse Paramount of “playing games” by violating a confidentiality agreement and spreading misinformation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

He put the canoe in the water and was sorry to see that it leaked badly.

From "Stuart Little" by E.B. White

He also had to fix a leaking roof.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

The military’s reasoning was that leaking some of the information about these interplanetary conflicts might reduce the shock to the public the day the real revelations came.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

Then, over the weekend, the brand found itself in a messy situation: At its Beijing event, the winner lost control of her bowels midrace and completed the challenges while diarrhea was leaking down her legs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Chelsea are free-scoring and their front-line is so dynamic - but they are leaking goals left, right and centre and they are a bit of a rabble at the back.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

After a while I became aware of a sly, leaking noise.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath




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