Example Sentences

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"Preprints will percolate slower in some communities," biologist Nikolai Slavov says, "but I am confident that they will continue to spread fast and eventually will be adopted by all."

From Science Magazine • Sep. 29, 2017

It remains to be seen how much a new desire among contemporary artists and curators to engage with political issues at events such as Documenta will percolate to the commercial realm.

From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2017

We don’t need to get too The-Devil-Wears-Prada-blue-sweater-monologue about it, but Gucci’s original design and cut of something, say, is what will percolate through to Topshop’s floor.

From The Guardian • Aug. 13, 2015

Questions about the nature of consciousness and free will percolate throughout the film, which just expanded to 1,200 theaters.

From Washington Post • Apr. 30, 2015

It is frequently necessary to lay a line of tile at the toe of the slope in cuts to intercept water that will percolate under the road from the banks at the sides.

From American Rural Highways by Agg, T. R. (Thomas Radford)