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[leek] / lik /




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If audiences already know the intimate details of how a very real public leak, whistle-blow, or scandal came together, what’s left for them to learn by fictionalizing it all?

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

He later clarified that Hyslop had been told about the leak.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

The unauthorized access happened after the most damaging leak of taxpayer information in the agency’s history, which had prompted a tightening of internal defenses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Even extremely small vibrations or pointing errors could allow unwanted starlight to leak into an image and overwhelm the much dimmer planets scientists hope to detect.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

Raise the boat, fix the leak, fix the engine, then go fishing.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick

The movie isn’t so much about the Facebook leaks as it is about an era when bone-chilling data revealing a company’s malevolence isn’t enough to stop evil machinations in their tracks.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

Momentum built around the movement which tapped into anger over unemployment, exam paper leaks and government accountability.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

In recent years, it suffered a succession of leaks, with consequences ranging from limited to catastrophic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

The 18 large leaks Buckley mentioned fixing account for more than 142,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide prevented from entering the atmosphere, she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

“Yes,” said Harry, and his heart beat a little faster.“Then you will have seen that there have been not so much leaks as floods concerning your adventure in the Hall of Prophecy?”

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

You’ll probably learn about it through leaked audio soon.

From Slate ● Oct. 10, 2026

Shinhan Bank, one of the breached institutions, said information attached to loan applications for about 25,000 customers had been leaked -- including names, phone numbers and annual income.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

A draft leaked earlier this year prompted civil society groups to warn that Zambia was accepting wider data-sharing terms than other African countries, including long-term access to pathogen information and specimens.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Steinbrenner paid Spira $40,000 for information on Mr. Winfield and then leaked it to the press in an attempt to sabotage the ballplayer’s career.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

“Well, mine leaked, too, unless I was constantly seeing to the spell.”

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin

He also had to fix a leaking roof.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

Instead, some of its strength could be "leaking" into these extra dimensions.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

The military’s reasoning was that leaking some of the information about these interplanetary conflicts might reduce the shock to the public the day the real revelations came.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

Chelsea are free-scoring and their front-line is so dynamic - but they are leaking goals left, right and centre and they are a bit of a rabble at the back.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

I grip Alan and the slippery sides of our leaking craft.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell




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