Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective having liquid seeping in or out through openings; leaky.
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- verb Present participle of
leak .
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Examples
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The problem with fact checking in a complex situation, such as vote fraud or war pretext fabrications or CIA name leaking, is that reporters only have so much information, knowledge, and inside connections as well as time and resources.
Think Progress » Bolton: My Support ‘Would Probably Be The Kiss of Death’ For Next U.N. Head 2006
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The possibility of information leaking is almost impossible now, Salehi was quoted as saying.
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Rush, your false emperor's clothes -- you know, your white robe, hood, and pointy witch's hat -- are leaking from the shadows into the light of day.
Why Are The Ammo Shelves Empty? What, Exactly, Are People Afraid Of? 2009
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Glass had sliced him up good, and he was leaking from a dozen different wounds.
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Rush, your false emperor's clothes -- you know, your white robe, hood, and pointy witch's hat -- are leaking from the shadows into the light of day.
Why Are The Ammo Shelves Empty? What, Exactly, Are People Afraid Of? 2009
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The possibility of information leaking is almost impossible now, Salehi was quoted as saying.
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There was also another news item from Finland (article in Finnish) about 127,000 passwords, user names and e-mails leaking from a Finnish online-gaming site.
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The Swiss-based organization said aerial pictures taken in June and published on its website "clearly" show toxic mud leaking from the sludge reservoir.
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The government estimates about 600,000 to 1.2 million gallons a day are leaking from the bottom of the sea.
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Huge pools of water still lay about everywhere, leaking from the ground floors of the buildings, but they were little more than two or three feet deep.
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