leaky
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New Orleans moves the ball behind Tyler Shough, but turnovers and a leaky defense can only take you so far.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
The leaky roof also had to be replaced.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
Puttock said wetland ponds held about 1,000 cubic metres of water each, reducing peak flows by 30% by retaining it in leaky dams.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
Fracturing wells, leaky pumps and other wear-and-tear are straining the Gulf Coast salt caverns that make up the reserve.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
When I think of you bunking in leaky barracks, and all of the other sacrifices you and the other doughboys are making such a change seems a small thing.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
Hydrogen is leakier and more flammable, and it burns hotter and faster than gas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2026
A defense that seemed so strong in defeating Georgia Tech looked leakier against Furman.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 10, 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
All reptiles lose water through their skin, and it turns out that Gila monsters have skin that is leakier than most desert reptiles.
From National Geographic ● Jul. 22, 2016
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 William James
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
Burrow was battered behind one of the leakiest offensive lines in the league last season.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 21, 2022
The UK has some of the least energy-efficient and leakiest housing in Europe - due to the old age of much of the housing stock.
From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2022
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
It was the leakiest Cabinet, so far as its secrets were concerned, that I have known.
From Memoirs of Sir Wemyss Reid 1842-1885 by Stuart J. (Stuart Johnson) Reid
