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as in to flush
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Recent Examples of leach
Better crystals The second paper focuses on the fact that solution processing tends to produce a large number of individual crystals, with the faults between them allowing atoms to leach out of the perovskite structure.
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John Timmer, Ars Technica, 2 Aug. 2024
The toxic compounds inside them can also leach into the water, Donald said, potentially threatening marine biodiversity.
—Ellie Yuen, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2024
The BFRs could potentially leach into and stay in foods, especially those with a higher fat content.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
An expert explains what surfactant leaching is, and how to get rid of it.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Sep. 2024
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John Timmer, Ars Technica, 2 Aug. 2024
The toxic compounds inside them can also leach into the water, Donald said, potentially threatening marine biodiversity.
—Ellie Yuen, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2024
The BFRs could potentially leach into and stay in foods, especially those with a higher fat content.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
An expert explains what surfactant leaching is, and how to get rid of it.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leach
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While this proposal and others have stagnated, Murtha believes the interest in the concept is still percolating — especially since the European Union set a precedent by introducing its own carbon border adjustment mechanism last fall.Evan Clark, WWD, 5 Nov. 2024
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That's despite some warning signs that have percolated for months, including a choppy job market, high interest rates weighing on homebuilding, higher debt delinquencies and more.Courtenay Brown, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
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This technique flushes any salts that may have accumulated in the potting mixture from past fertilizing and saturates the roots.Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2024
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The beginning of the pandemic in 2020 flushed out some of the remaining weakest chains like Sears, JCPenney, Pier 1 and others that filed for bankruptcy and closed stores.Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
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But wait times stayed well under an hour statewide in the morning and early afternoon, even as a steady stream of voters filtered through voting locations.Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024
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The Sprague's wetlands once filtered out phosphorus that acts as a free buffet for blue-green algae to proliferate in Upper Klamath Lake.Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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In 2022, after acquiring the social network, Musk infamously purged Twitter’s ranks and fired 80 percent of its employees in the first six months, and then made a series of management decisions that ultimately threw the company into further financial disarray.Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2024
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The ruling is a blow to the Biden administration after the Department of Justice convinced lower courts to halt the voter roll purge so close to the election.Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
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Dalhousie University View 1 Images Scientists in Canada have demonstrated a promising new device that can purify a gallon of water a day, for just a few cents per gallon.Michael Irving, New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2024
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The humidity is condensed out of the air and turned into water, which is then purified.Chris Stokel-Walker, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
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For one, the boot’s stance angles have been refined over several years to hit that Goldilocks sweet spot: not too flexed, not too upright, and dead-flat edge-to-edge underfoot.Outside Editors, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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The automobile’s pontoon fenders and single rumble seat are esoteric enhancements, while the lack of door handles only further refines the extremely clean lines.Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2024
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The nation’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi told Blinken that Israel was ethnically cleansing Palestinians from Gaza.Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2024
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Nighttime routines used to consist of cleansing your face, putting on a basic retinol, and finishing with a generous slathering of Pond's Cream.Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2024
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Two items better known for cleaning swimming pools and moisturizing dry skin might help protect the Earth’s corals and decrease antibiotic resistance and pollution in the ocean.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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Watch this video for some easy tips on how to clean in and around your couch.Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Leach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leach. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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