The characters have emotional-seepage problems: their competitive drives and backstage frustrations keep leaking into their jobs.

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The EPA also concedes that the inferior design of Pavillion's old wells allows seepage into the water supply.

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The gliders will be used for seismic monitoring, measuring currents for rig building, and detecting oil seepage from drilling.

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There is seepage about three kilometers away from the wellhead.

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