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Sure, the defense was leaky and yielded the tying touchdown with 36 seconds remaining in regulation, a fourth-and-goal conversion from the 11 - Tommy Castellanos hit a diving Randy Pittman in the left corner of the end zone.
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David Teel, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
But when sepsis develops, the body's defensive measures spiral out of control, triggering widespread inflammation, abnormal blood clotting and leaky blood vessels.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
If that architecture is leaky, expensive, and brittle, the more visible parts of the transition, batteries, windmills, and solar farms, are harder to deploy at scale.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
City inspectors visited the Yorba about three weeks ago and found a leaky roof, collapsing ceilings on the third and fourth floors and an infestation of insects and vermin, according to Arthur Rushin, chief enforcement officer for Detroit's Building Safety, Engineering & Environmental Department.
—Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2025
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David Teel, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
But when sepsis develops, the body's defensive measures spiral out of control, triggering widespread inflammation, abnormal blood clotting and leaky blood vessels.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
If that architecture is leaky, expensive, and brittle, the more visible parts of the transition, batteries, windmills, and solar farms, are harder to deploy at scale.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
City inspectors visited the Yorba about three weeks ago and found a leaky roof, collapsing ceilings on the third and fourth floors and an infestation of insects and vermin, according to Arthur Rushin, chief enforcement officer for Detroit's Building Safety, Engineering & Environmental Department.
—Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leaky
porous
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Using porous graphite felt and enhanced heat transfer, gas released from the resin escapes while a vacuum system removes it, allowing crowns to survive the process without cracking.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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Instead of a membrane-like surface seen on other bugs, the leg organ is composed of a waxy covering dotted with several thousand pores connected to porous glands.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Leaky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaky. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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