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That mostly comes from the concrete materials and often un-insulated space that causes leaky air.
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Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2026
These devices are set up in the front door frame and find air leaks that come from everything from the space around wall outlets and light fixtures to leaky ducts and dryer vents.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 21 Jan. 2026
The Board of Education’s decision to seek legal counsel is occurring as health concerns are being raised by The Hartford Federation of Teachers and Hartford Federation of paraeducators at Moylan Elementary School, who cite a leaky roof and potential mold issues at the school.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2026
The furnace must run constantly due to heat escape caused by leaky windows, gaps in doors, and a lack of attic barriers.
—Connie Etemadi, Freep.com, 17 Jan. 2026
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Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 22 Jan. 2026
These devices are set up in the front door frame and find air leaks that come from everything from the space around wall outlets and light fixtures to leaky ducts and dryer vents.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 21 Jan. 2026
The Board of Education’s decision to seek legal counsel is occurring as health concerns are being raised by The Hartford Federation of Teachers and Hartford Federation of paraeducators at Moylan Elementary School, who cite a leaky roof and potential mold issues at the school.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2026
The furnace must run constantly due to heat escape caused by leaky windows, gaps in doors, and a lack of attic barriers.
—Connie Etemadi, Freep.com, 17 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leaky
porous
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The team stripped the lignin — the rigid glue in plant cells — from wood, leaving a porous cellulose skeleton.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Feb. 2026
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The black char is simply carbon soot, and the lack of dripping is due to the unique porous structure of the snowball.—
Ahmad Bajjey,
CBS News,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Leaky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaky. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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