Example Sentences

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This buildup weakens the barrier and increases leakiness.

From Science Daily • Feb. 20, 2026

This blood vessel "leakiness" was able to objectively distinguish those patients with brain fog and cognitive decline compared to patients suffering from Long-COVID but not with brain fog.

From Science Daily • Feb. 22, 2024

But the bigger news is: Stress leads to changes in the gut microbiome, affecting the diversity of the bacteria there, and it affects gut barrier function in ways that increase leakiness of the gut.

From Washington Post • Apr. 26, 2022

Jay Madan, founder and president of the company, says the drug helps regulate the leakiness of the gut.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2018

They explained it was a fairly big dhow, and might be laid up there on account of leakiness.

From The Ivory Trail by Mundy, Talbot