percolate

Example Sentences

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Signs of stress continue to percolate as some private-credit funds mark down the value of their loans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

But other risks to stock-market stability continued to percolate.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 11, 2026

Production designer Craig Lathrop didn’t have a script at the time of that initial conversation, but ideas inspired by that romantic and gothic era began to percolate.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2025

In addition to creating space for floodwaters, it helps slow and disperse flows on the landscape, allowing water to percolate into the ground and recharge depleted aquifers.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2024

Resistance was beginning to percolate even in the rural areas.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela