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The Environmental Working Group said PFAS, an abbreviation for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, have oozed into the Great Lakes and pose a risk to people who eat fish tainted with the chemicals.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 31, 2021

So far, more than 900,000 gallons of oil and brine have oozed from a Chevron Corp. well, and filled a dry creek, creating a hazardous black lagoon.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 28, 2019

“In a few days, everything that’s inside me that matters will have oozed out through my orifices,” William bitterly laments.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2016

Relics of the saint�fragments of his skull and a vial of oily substance said to have oozed from his skull�were formally enshrined in St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Flushing.

From Time Magazine Archive

The cupcakes have oozed all over the tops of the pans and fallen on the bottom of the oven.

From "Fish in a Tree" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt