leaky
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The leaky roof also had to be replaced.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
Founder Pony Ma earlier this year likened Tencent's previous AI efforts to a "leaky" ship, adding: "We still hope the ship can sail faster."
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
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
According to Greenpeace UK, water firms in England and Wales are wasting around five times more water through leaky pipes than a nationwide hosepipe ban could save.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
She wept in that tiny bookshop in Frankenforde, and rubbed the dirty sleeve of her fisherman’s sweater across her wet cheeks and leaky nose.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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 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
Nelson’s presence immediately solidified an offensive line that had been among the leakiest in the NFL before his arrival.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 11, 2022
Britain has the coldest and leakiest housing stock in western Europe, leaving residents particularly exposed to spikes in gas prices.
From BBC ● Jan. 9, 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
I'm going to provide a berth for you, my boy, as second mate on the dirtiest, leakiest little bumboat you ever saw—our steam schooner Gualala.
From Cappy Ricks Or, the Subjugation of Matt Peasley by Peter B. (Peter Bernard) Kyne
