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invade

[in-vayd] / ɪnˈveɪd /


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Some clones develop changes that help them withstand cancer treatments, while others become better equipped to invade surrounding tissues and spread to other parts of the body.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

It's been nearly five years since his predecessor William Burns made this trip and that was at a similarly tense time, just as Russia was drawing up plans to invade Ukraine.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

Why invade some place if you basically already control it?

From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026

If China does invade, Lin says he would “fight tooth and nail” to defend the island.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

And he wanted to know my opinion on things, like if I thought Hitler would invade Poland.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

It happens when an infection invades the brain, with symptoms including a high temperature, fever, confusion, headaches or seizures.

From BBC ● Apr. 12, 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

When his huge frame invades the narrow doorway, the memory of him hits me like whiplash.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy

The UK has a longstanding policy not to have direct, bilateral engagement with Russian ministers since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Jon Sandison, a high school history teacher and Shetland tour guide, said there were real concerns that Shetland could be attacked after Germany invaded Norway in 1940, during World War Two.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

The truce, which covers the Kherson region only and began early Tuesday, marks the longest pause in fighting between Russia and Ukraine anywhere on the front line since Russia invaded its neighbour in February 2022.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026

Footage shot by Israeli forces after they invaded southern Lebanon shows well-fortified bunkers, which descend several stories underground and contain huge caches of armaments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Surely, whatever had invaded Anat couldn’t be much worse.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

One of those signals is 5-oxoETE, which attracts immune cells equipped to attack invading microorganisms.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

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

Russia’s enormous size once helped it defend against the invading armies of Hitler and Napoleon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 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

He rose to his full height, as if she, about the size of Mama, were the general of some invading army, and said, “Too young!”

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston


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