leaky
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And DWP is well below the national average in leaky pipes, he said, thanks to sophisticated monitoring and management techniques.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
The $1.3 billion frozen payment is a drop in the state’s leaky Medicaid budget.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
Still, the UBS analysts said, the repairs many homes need, like leaky roofs, have to be made.
From MarketWatch ● May 11, 2026
Abi Burton's impressive form was rewarded with a second-half try as John Mitchell's England, despite continuing to look leaky in defence, always appeared to be in complete control.
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
A staff she gave him, and a leaky knapsack with no strap but a loop of string.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
A defense that seemed so strong in defeating Georgia Tech looked leakier against Furman.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 10, 2022
While full vaccination offers some protection against becoming severely ill, that protection is leakier if you haven’t been boosted, or if your last shot was more than four months ago.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 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 James, William
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
"We've got the leakiest homes in Europe - losing huge amounts of energy through badly sealed windows and poorly lined walls," she will say.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 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 Seattle Times ● Nov. 28, 2021
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
My goodness me, Lu!" yawned Heavy, who was awakened, too, "you are just the leakiest person that I ever saw!
From Ruth Fielding at Snow Camp Or, Lost in the Backwoods by Emerson, Alice B.
