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percolate

[pur-kuh-leyt, pur-kuh-lit, -leyt] / ˈpɜr kəˌleɪt, ˈpɜr kə lɪt, -ˌleɪt /


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“We expect the impact of higher energy prices to gradually percolate in the coming months as replacement supplies arrive with a lag.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

But other risks to stock-market stability continued to percolate.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 11, 2026

Tariff costs percolate through to American consumers in numerous ways — through higher prices on imported goods, higher prices on domestic goods produced with imported parts and a narrowed variety of goods on the shelves.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026

As their attitudes percolate down, we could see job security supplant prices in the public’s hierarchy of anxiety.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

Now I’m sitting at the kitchen table with my sketchbook, a mallard’s feather, and a selection of my graphite pencils, letting what Dr. Crowchild said percolate.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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