leach
Example Sentences
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They wonder if toxic materials could leach into the soil and contaminate groundwater, if not while the solar site is operational, then some decades in the future, when it reaches the end of its life.
From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026
They need acid to leach metal from copper-oxide ore.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
However they said that their modelling study still does not take into account an array of other ways plastic could harm health, such as microplastics or chemicals that can leach out of food packaging.
From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026
They found the most heavily contaminated nurdles were those burnt in the fire, which leach metals toxic to aquatic life, like arsenic, lead, cadmium, copper, cobalt and nickel.
From BBC • Jul. 27, 2025
The nets were designed to leach condensation out of the cool night air, and were an important supplementary source of water in the Elmuthaleth.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
Vocabulary lists containing leach
Physical Geography - Middle School
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Africa - Introductory
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Physical Geography - High School
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