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[seep] / sip /


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And not just in U.S. stocks; AI’s impact on the investment landscape has started to seep into other markets like credit and emerging markets.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

Still, AI is starting to seep into the clinical setting and reshaping biopharma, the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

As a scholar of conspiracy theories and extremism, I’ve watched QAnon seep from the margins into mainstream American politics over the past decade.

From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026

On the east side, the dam was build atop an ancient landslide of mica schist, a type of rock vulnerable to fracturing that would allow moisture to seep inside.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

He wondered if the eidolons might just leave those bodies behind, seep underground, and possess one of them instead.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

“Practical Magic 2” is the story of an ancient recurring curse: the lack of originality that infests Hollywood like the frosty cloud that seeps into Regan’s bedroom in “The Exorcist.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

“Like all dams, there are little seeps here and there,” Mulholland would later testify at a coroner’s inquest.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Some of the animals seen by the scientists also live in hydrothermal vents and cold seeps, suggesting whale carcasses could help connect these deep-sea communities.

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

Researchers also found evidence that seawater seeps deep into these fractured zones.

From Science Daily ● May 16, 2026

It seeps into my heart and crawls through my blood.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell

It just seeped into me: a lady willing to take her three boys down to demonstrate, fight in the suburbs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

But with power cuts and labour shortages crippling production capacity, the impact of the war has seeped into the daily reality at Chizay, one of the country's most well known producers.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

According to one estimate, 2.7 million tonnes of microplastics seeped into the environment in 2020, an estimate expected to double by 2040.

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026

Recently, the concept of maxxing has seeped into the lifestyle and nutrition spaces.

From Salon ● May 7, 2026

The tile seeped cold through her socks, and it smelled like Layla’s ginger perfume and toothpaste.

From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake

Though Warsh didn’t say so explicitly, this looks like an indication that higher energy prices are seeping into broader inflation pressures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

Stokes came to the post-match media conference with blood seeping through his sock.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

Seal up air leaks: Inexpensive weatherstripping and caulking around leaky doors and windows stop hot air from seeping in and forcing your AC to run longer.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026

Seawater is seeping into Italy's longest river as the waterway starts to run dry in the heatwave, hitting a farming heartland that produces the milk for Parmesan cheese.

From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026

“It’s the Jankburg in my grey pores, seeping out and ticking you off and getting in the way of your Oprah mind-set.”

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle




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