seep

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Meanwhile, panic is starting to seep into Wall Street, with technical indicators showing strain on the market, raising new fears of inflation — and potentially a recession.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 15, 2026

"There is a spectrum to looksmaxxing," explains Anda Solea, a researcher at the University of Portsmouth who has been studying how easily incel culture can seep into society.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

When cracks grow large enough, liquid electrolyte can seep inside.

From Science Daily • Dec. 29, 2025

New technology doesn’t merely seep into the economy, eventually it grows into a Category 5 storm and starts tearing up trailer parks in its path.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

As light begins to seep through the darkness outside the window, around 5:00 a.m., he tells me that he’s playing the organ in the Episcopal Church on Banner Street at the eight o’clock service.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline