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percolate through

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percolate through something
[for a liquid] to seep down through something. The water percolated through the coffee grounds too slowly for Fred, who was just dying for a hot cup of the stuff. The water percolated through the subsoil and appeared again at the bottom of the hill.
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NBA director Kim Haywood said: "Everyone involved has to be seriously concerned that much of the modulation money earmarked will never percolate through complex administrative systems and could end up being lifted by hard-up sections of central government to ease the credit crunch.
The Tujunga Watershed Project will incorporate about 20 neighborhood sites, such as small parks and green spaces, and several major efforts, including one to expand the spreading grounds where ponds of rainwater percolate through sandy soil into the aquifer.
Singer Ewan Santer has a voice like Julian Cope and, while tracks two and four are a bit throwaway as indie pop Housemartins-style songs can have a habit of being, the third effort, Friday Night In, showcases the clever lyrics that percolate through all the EP.
 
 
 
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