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as in to flush
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Recent Examples of leach
Leguminous tree seeds may also contain chemicals that prevent germination until – when seeds are finally submerged in water after a soaking rain – these chemicals are diluted or leached out.
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 1 Apr. 2025
Environmental advocates and community members expressed concerns that the rollback could result in toxic dust blowing into communities near local landfills or dangerous chemicals leaching into groundwater.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025
Broward and Miami-Dade counties have programs to convert septic systems, which fail and leach into waterways as seas rise, onto municipal sewer systems.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2025
During the breakdown process, PFAS can leach into the soil and water supply.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 1 Apr. 2025
Environmental advocates and community members expressed concerns that the rollback could result in toxic dust blowing into communities near local landfills or dangerous chemicals leaching into groundwater.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025
Broward and Miami-Dade counties have programs to convert septic systems, which fail and leach into waterways as seas rise, onto municipal sewer systems.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2025
During the breakdown process, PFAS can leach into the soil and water supply.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leach
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In cities with significant immigrant populations, many people willing to be interviewed and identified were not in danger of deportation themselves as part of the parole program, but shared the anguish of fellow residents who were, and spoke of a larger fear percolating through their communities.—
Mark Bonamo,
New York Times,
1 June 2025
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Though ideas for a DWP sequel have been percolating for years, fans really began getting their hopes up when Anne Hathaway wore a cerulean blue dress to reunite with Meryl Streep and Emily Blunt at the 2024 SAG Awards.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
23 May 2025
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Unlike regular acne, the bumps from rosacea don’t typically have blackheads or whiteheads and are often accompanied by flushing, visible blood vessels and sensitivity.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
12 June 2025
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The Cardinals will happily flush their performance over the last three days and focus on their upcoming four-game division showdown with the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field.—
Katie Woo,
New York Times,
11 June 2025
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The band filtered out of the dressing room; Sly came last, picking up his knees like a drum majorette and grinning a steely grin.—
Timothy Crouse,
Rolling Stone,
9 June 2025
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Aged at least four years and non-chill filtered, this Kentucky gem packs a rich caramel sweetness balanced by a spicy rye kick.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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In early April, Hegseth purged 400 books from the Naval Academy library on race relations, gender, and sexuality.—
Sophie Clark,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum and party allies have said the elections are a way to purge the court system of corruption in a country that has long faced high levels of impunity.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 June 2025
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Unlike Save Europe, which has hundreds of TikTok edits and YouTube mixes devoted to purifying countries and turning them into ethnostates, the Agartha-Vril zone has no coherent idea or apparatus of attack yet.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
30 Apr. 2025
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Looking like something out of a sci-movie, the Dyson Zone is both a noise-canceling headphone set and an on-the-go air purifying system.—
Cierra Cowan,
PC Magazine,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Human editors will refine and enhance Claude’s drafts before publication.—
Gene Marks,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Suncor refines about 98,000 barrels of crude oil per day during normal operations and supplies about 40% of the gasoline used in Colorado.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
7 June 2025
Verb
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Its filters can cleanse the air of particulate matter 2.5, a toxin shed in vehicle exhaust, industrial activity, and wildfires.—
Matt Fuchs,
Time,
12 June 2025
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Take three deep, cleansing breaths, and invite your being to be refueled with confidence and light.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
7 June 2025
Verb
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Details like the hidden interior pocket and soft patch for cleaning sunglasses are bonus selling points.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
12 June 2025
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At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this year, Roborock showed off a vacuum with a robotic arm for automatically removing obstacles while cleaning floors.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
12 June 2025
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