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[seep] / sip /


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"Discharges seep into the water, flow into the nearby river that irrigates farmland, and end up in the fruit and vegetables on our plates."

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

This time around, Karol G released “BbY Wow” at the tail end of July, allowing it just enough time to seep into the brains of all its listeners.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 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

The orange peels would smolder in there, and the men would hunker down around the cans and watch the smoke seep out the holes.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston

“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

“Like all dams, there are little seeps here and there,” Mulholland would later testify at a coroner’s inquest.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Some of the animals seen by the scientists also live in hydrothermal vents and cold seeps, suggesting whale carcasses could help connect these deep-sea communities.

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

Researchers also found evidence that seawater seeps deep into these fractured zones.

From Science Daily ● May 16, 2026

He stares into my eyes as a smile seeps across his face.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

But rather than being a harbinger of doom, Emanuel says, the shift is more a reflection of how AI-related risks have seeped into other markets, such as emerging-market stocks, bonds and corporate credit.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

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

Nostalgia, one concludes, seeped into stamps long before the current decline of paper mail.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

The gleeful melodies of the church choir practicing next door seeped in.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026

If only its sap had seeped into his system instead of mine!

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

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

Blood was also seeping from the Italian's shoe during a must-win fourth set, which he later explained was caused by a problematic toenail.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 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

Seawater is seeping into Italy's longest river as the waterway starts to run dry in the heatwave, hitting a farming heartland that produces the milk for Parmesan cheese.

From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026

From his palm, a ribbon of black spilled out, snaking across the floor and seeping into the walls.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi




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