leak
noun
an unintended hole, crack, or the like, through which liquid, gas, light, etc., enters or escapes.
have leaked
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present perfectof leak.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Details that have leaked about the proposed deal haven’t helped matters.
From Salon ● May 28, 2026
Some of the anchors working at its local stations have been laid off, and company insiders have leaked plans to replace more of Nexstar’s affiliate-station programming with NewsNation segments.
From Slate ● Apr. 21, 2026
BAN founder Jim Puckett said it was unclear why the sample had taken so long to be analysed and warned the material could have leaked or been tampered with in the meantime.
From Barron's ● Feb. 4, 2026
Over the past two years, Iranian-linked hacking groups have leaked hundreds of thousands of internal emails and documents from government bodies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025
The next morning the family was surprised to find that their sour milk had all disappeared, but everybody thought that the calabashes must have leaked.
From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith
