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Heavy rains and leaky sewage pipes The causes of fecal bacteria in coastal and inland waters vary depending on the region, but in each case it's worsened by heavy rains and extreme weather events like hurricanes and tornadoes, experts said.
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Look into weatherization improvements, like fixing leaky doors and windows that allow heat to escape, as well as installing solar panels and heat pumps.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
For Maye to stay upright, the Patriots must major in movement throws, misdirection, a quick passing game and run-first mentality; schemes that can all offset a leaky offensive line.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
In this situation, better execution and fixing the leaky bucket of customer defection is absolutely necessary, but far from sufficient.
—Steve Dennis, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Look into weatherization improvements, like fixing leaky doors and windows that allow heat to escape, as well as installing solar panels and heat pumps.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
For Maye to stay upright, the Patriots must major in movement throws, misdirection, a quick passing game and run-first mentality; schemes that can all offset a leaky offensive line.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
In this situation, better execution and fixing the leaky bucket of customer defection is absolutely necessary, but far from sufficient.
—Steve Dennis, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leaky
porous
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Eggshells in this group tend to be relatively porous for dinosaur eggs, and that feature could offer clues about this ancient ecosystem during the Cretaceous period (145 million to 66 million years ago), when Earth was already starting to cool down.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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The majority of these fossils are believed to belong to the species Placoolithus tumiaolingensis, a type of dinosaur known for having highly porous eggshells.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Leaky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaky. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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