leaky
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And DWP is well below the national average in leaky pipes, he said, thanks to sophisticated monitoring and management techniques.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
"Promptly fixing a mitral valve that is very leaky would protect the heart and could prevent congestive heart failure."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
Nenna, an unemployed 32-year-old musician, lives in a leaky houseboat with her two young daughters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Seal up air leaks: Inexpensive weatherstripping and caulking around leaky doors and windows stop hot air from seeping in and forcing your AC to run longer.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
It was cold outside, and dark, and a leaky, insipid mist lay swollen in the air and trickled down the large, unpolished stone blocks of the houses and the pedestals of monuments.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
A defense that seemed so strong in defeating Georgia Tech looked leakier against Furman.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 10, 2022
“Older buildings are leakier than new buildings,” she noted, pointing out that outdoor workers, the elderly and people who live in poorer neighborhoods are also less able to reduce their exposure to smoke.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 23, 2022
While full vaccination offers some protection against becoming severely ill, that protection is leakier if you haven’t been boosted, or if your last shot was more than four months ago.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2022
Nine goals in 18 league games is an incredibly worrying statistic for Davidson, especially when coupled with leakier defensive displays.
From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2021
It is leakier than any other case, and intrinsically, I think, no stronger than many of her other good cases, certainly weaker than the G. P. case.
From The Letters of William James, Vol. II by James, William
What they had instead was the NFL’s leakiest pass defense and a group prone to pyrotechnics, surrendering a stunning number of big plays.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2023
The UK has some of the leakiest homes in Europe and progress to improve them has been slow.
From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2023
Bridgewater returned after halftime and the Broncos closed out the win by running the ball behind a makeshift line, finishing with 147 yards rushing against the league’s leakiest run defense.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 28, 2021
Bridgewater returned after halftime and the Broncos closed out the win by running the ball behind a makeshift line, finishing with 147 yards rushing against the league's leakiest run defense.
From Fox News ● Nov. 28, 2021
My goodness me, Lu!" yawned Heavy, who was awakened, too, "you are just the leakiest person that I ever saw!
From Ruth Fielding at Snow Camp Or, Lost in the Backwoods by Emerson, Alice B.
