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leaky

[lee-kee] / ˈli ki /
ADJECTIVE
punctured
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STRONGEST


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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

The material was designed to localize to injured tissue by binding to leaky microvasculature and was largely degraded within about three days.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

“It’s like you’re drowning. The lungs are leaky, so the fluid fills up in the lungs.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

When I think of you bunking in leaky barracks, and all of the other sacrifices you and the other doughboys are making such a change seems a small thing.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson




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