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invade

[in-vayd] / ɪnˈveɪd /


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An epic tale inspired by Hitler's indecision about whether to invade Britain, Archer poured everything into it.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Why invade some place if you basically already control it?

From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026

Constitutional privacy is not lost because the government chooses to invade it one fragment at a time.

From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026

All of the risk stemmed from Hitler’s decision to break his nonaggression pact with Stalin and invade the western part of the U.S.S.R. in June 1941.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

“Eva, there’s no time. The Russians are upon us. They could invade this port at any moment.”

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys

A rowdy card of mixed-martial arts invades the South Lawn.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

Researchers led by Tajie Harris, PhD, set out to understand how the immune system responds when Toxoplasma invades CD8+ T cells, which are specialized immune cells responsible for killing infected cells.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 16, 2026

The current odds External link that the U.S. invades Greenland in 2026, acquires Greenland in 2026, or acquires Greenland in 2027 are 10%, 23%, and 18%, respectively.

From Barron's ● Jan. 14, 2026

Civil rights groups and privacy campaigners have consistently opposed LFRT, saying it invades people's privacy, and carries an unacceptable risk of misidentification.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2025

Breton spring, and a great onslaught of damp invades the coast.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

The price of petrol and diesel had been largely falling since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Russia was invaded by the Nazis in World War Two, and the country's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman was among who criticised the planned shows.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

The Tapestry narrates how—following the death of England’s king, Edward the Confessor—William, Duke of Normandy, invaded England and defeated the last Anglo-Saxon king, Harold Godwinson, at Hastings, Sussex.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

Ever since Iraq invaded Kuwait, curious motorists passing through the Mojave Desert have stopped to ask the way to Bagdad, the California ghost town named in the 1800s for the Middle Eastern capital.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

I've watched him take down robots that invaded Earth.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi

They identified how these proteins recognize invading pathogens and demonstrated that they can be modified to detect multiple fungal threats.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

Its east rolls through vast steppes, easily crossed by centuries of invading armies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Although Perez’s livestream proceeded for around 15 minutes before it was shut down, screenshots and clips rocketed across the internet, invading countless social media feeds.

From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026

Jenner hates the paparazzi for invading her privacy but sees no moral quandary in collecting a check from Mark Zuckerberg, who wants to invade everyone’s privacy.

From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026

Animals and birds and more dang crickets all wanted a piece of this Chicago boy who was invading their turf.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia


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