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seep

verb as in leak

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In that incident, the board’s investigation found multiple safety failures, including a severely eroded safety valve that allowed flammable gases to dangerously seep into unwanted areas.

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The issue is what the uniform represents, and the poorly constrained rage within the man wearing it that it gives agency to seep out.

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The sauce seeped into the bread, leaving fingers gloriously sticky.

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement about the situation and its maintenance staff responded “to mitigate rising water levels outside the facility while paying particular attention to remove any water that seeped into the facility.”

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Retes began hacking and coughing as the gas seeped into his car and federal officers began pounding on his car door.

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