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ICE also said it rushed to make repairs to broken plumbing, caulked all windows and cleaned mold from vents.

From Washington Times • Jul. 6, 2022

He added weatherstripping on windows and doors, caulked cracks, put plastic sheets over some windows, switched to LED and CFL bulbs and closed the gap in a basement door.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 8, 2018

Your home may have vinyl siding and the j-channel around doors and windows shouldn’t be caulked.

From Washington Post • Apr. 18, 2017

The poop deck is being repaired traditionally, using wooden planks caulked with cotton and oakum then sealed with pitch.

From New York Times • May 29, 2016

He filled the seams between the new planks with wool yarn unraveled from a scarf and then caulked them with Marston’s oil paints.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong