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leakier

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A defense that seemed so strong in defeating Georgia Tech looked leakier against Furman.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 10, 2022

While full vaccination offers some protection against becoming severely ill, that protection is leakier if you haven’t been boosted, or if your last shot was more than four months ago.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2022

Nine goals in 18 league games is an incredibly worrying statistic for Davidson, especially when coupled with leakier defensive displays.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2021

All reptiles lose water through their skin, and it turns out that Gila monsters have skin that is leakier than most desert reptiles.

From National Geographic • Jul. 22, 2016

It is leakier than any other case, and intrinsically, I think, no stronger than many of her other good cases, certainly weaker than the G. P. case.

From The Letters of William James, Vol. II by James, William