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

Everything Harry had learned last year seemed to have leaked out of his head during the summer.

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling