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The makeshift fish pond, formed in a tree pit thanks to a leaky hydrant and the efforts of some longtime residents near the corner of Hancock and Tompkins, was dry and covered with cardboard.
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Clio Chang, Curbed, 23 Oct. 2024
And as a footnote, black market energy commodities, which are what much of Russia’s exports have become, are usually dirty, and shadow tankers are often leaky and almost always uninsured, creating the potential for catastrophic environmental and economic accidents.
—Suriya Jayanti, TIME, 20 Oct. 2024
Sandy thinks the boat is leaking again, so Iain returns to the leaky crew cabin.
—Emma Soren, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2024
There are many types of valve disease, including mitral valve prolapse, mitral valve regurgitation, leaky heart valve, and mitral stenosis.
—Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 24 Oct. 2024
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Clio Chang, Curbed, 23 Oct. 2024
And as a footnote, black market energy commodities, which are what much of Russia’s exports have become, are usually dirty, and shadow tankers are often leaky and almost always uninsured, creating the potential for catastrophic environmental and economic accidents.
—Suriya Jayanti, TIME, 20 Oct. 2024
Sandy thinks the boat is leaking again, so Iain returns to the leaky crew cabin.
—Emma Soren, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2024
There are many types of valve disease, including mitral valve prolapse, mitral valve regurgitation, leaky heart valve, and mitral stenosis.
—Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Leaky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaky. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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