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Jennings has been on the trade block for months, and could help fortify a leaky Ravens run defense.
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Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
Maybe the Dodgers’ dominant rotation and leaky bullpen could somehow lead to another baseball revolution in the way players are deployed.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 15 Oct. 2025
Sturgis started small at HBI, assembling furniture and fixing leaky faucets, while working 10-hour night shifts at a warehouse.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
Ingredient prices continue to soar, as do the rates for necessary repairs — the faulty range, the leaky roof.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
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Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
Maybe the Dodgers’ dominant rotation and leaky bullpen could somehow lead to another baseball revolution in the way players are deployed.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 15 Oct. 2025
Sturgis started small at HBI, assembling furniture and fixing leaky faucets, while working 10-hour night shifts at a warehouse.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2025
Ingredient prices continue to soar, as do the rates for necessary repairs — the faulty range, the leaky roof.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leaky
porous
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Dual‑level engineering of metal–organic framework Taking on this challenge, the team showcased dual‑level engineering of metal–organic framework (MOF)‑derived hierarchical porous carbon nanofibers for high‑performance lithium–sulfur batteries.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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While the Buffalo secondary deserves a hat tip, the Chiefs’ offensive line — which had been good enough coming into the game — was porous (and injured) at times, leaving Mahomes vulnerable to take on some nasty hits.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Leaky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaky. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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