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seep

[seep] / sip /


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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

It wasn’t watertight, which allowed water to seep in and damage the concrete, the complaint said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

At the same time, groundwater and rainwater that seep underground must be collected and pumped back to the surface.

From Science Daily Jul. 6, 2026

The conversation could seep outside Switzerland’s borders as well.

From Barron's Jun. 19, 2026

I follow her finger to where the wall of fog has just begun to seep out onto the beach.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

What starts as isolated selling gradually seeps into stronger groups such as semiconductors, which had previously led the advance.

From Barron's Apr. 2, 2026

Frustration seeps from most conversations in east Durham.

From BBC Feb. 17, 2026

Oozing slop seeps into the fractures of our separate realities, pushing our divisions further apart as digital deepfakes imitate life in ways that are increasingly difficult to detect.

From Salon Jan. 21, 2026

When it rains, moisture seeps into fissures in the road and weakens the asphalt, which can break apart and buckle under the weight of passing cars and trucks.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 14, 2026

Color seeps deeper into me now, and I can hear more distinct sounds.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper

Word of the country’s natural grandeur and abundant resources seeped back east, and by the mid-1800s Manifest Destiny—the supposedly divinely ordained quest to expand across the whole continent—became a rallying cry.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 20, 2026

England have seeped points, looking vulnerable to sniping runs around the edge of the breakdown and to driven mauls.

From BBC May 16, 2026

That anxiety seeped into the 1960 presidential campaign of John F. Kennedy, whose eventual victory would make him the first Catholic president.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 15, 2026

Experts are particularly concerned about how this content has seeped into the algorithms of young people.

From Barron's Apr. 9, 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

Lineage contractors installed air filtration systems to reduce the amount of air contaminants seeping out of the warehouse.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

Blood was also seeping from the Italian's shoe during a must-win fourth set, which he later explained was caused by a problematic toenail.

From BBC Jun. 29, 2026

There’s the grief, seeping into Maxine’s life and twisting itself around the gratitude, tightening its grip.

From Salon Jun. 29, 2026

But investor optimism has been slowly seeping back into ServiceNow and select software stocks in general.

From MarketWatch May 29, 2026

Even as I said these things, I realized with a kind of horrible, seeping awareness that he was right.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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