leaky
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The greater accumulation was accompanied by evidence that the blood-brain barrier had become leaky.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
Nearby, children play baseball between leaky pump jacks that often stop working because of power outages that last up to 12 hours a day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Their defence, now supported by coaching legend Shaun Edwards, has also been leaky.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
The leaky roof also had to be replaced.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
Eventually she pressed her foot to the brake pedal, manipulated the automatic gear shift as if it were an enormous, leaky pen, and backed inch by inch out of the parking space.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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
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
Now add in the fact that their offensive line was the leakiest in the NFL during the season, surrendering a league-high 51 sacks.
From Los Angeles Times ● 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 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
We're the leakiest society on earth, and we safeguard ourselves by keeping dangerous people out of it.
From Mr. Standfast by John Buchan
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