Example Sentences

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Dept. of the Treasury, is percolating in the Sixth Circuit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

When coffee is percolating, water moves through coffee grounds at a certain rate and flows downward in the direction of gravity.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2024

The press is percolating with the possibilities, and the battle lines are clearly drawn.

From Washington Times • Jan. 18, 2023

An intriguing new approach to saving local newspapers is percolating in Aurora, Colorado.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 17, 2022

In addition to an ongoing project about her father, a Syrian immigrant to North Dakota who was a “low-level C.I.A. spy,” the other is percolating in real time.

From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2021