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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

Upholstered furniture, cabinets and vanities from the north weren’t about to invade.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 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

He snapped down the lid, not wanting to invade her privacy.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker

This sharp, darkly comic film follows a Lithuanian couple that splits up just as Russia invades Ukraine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

If the United States invades Greenland, she will flee her home with her daughter.

From Barron's ● Jan. 17, 2026

"We knew that Salmonella invades the small intestine, although it is not its primary site of replication. The colon is," said the lead author of the study Andreas Bäumler.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 15, 2024

One in 200 infections lead to more serious problems, when the virus invades the brain and nervous system.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2024

I feel that squeeze of fear on my heart that invades on occasion, whenever “Mom” and “guy” are in the same sentence.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

Joe Luc Barnes, a British journalist, was living in Moscow when Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

After Germany invaded in May 1940, Hepburn spent much of her teenage years under Nazi occupation.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Despite many international cooperation agreements falling apart after Moscow invaded Ukraine in 2022, the United States and other ISS partners have continued working with Russia on the space station.

From Barron's ● 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

The Russians are taking part in the campaign; yesterday they started their offensive near Vitebsk, exactly three years to the day that the Germans invaded Russia.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

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

Moscow has orchestrated sabotage attacks across Europe since invading Ukraine, often using unwitting recruits hired via social media.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 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

Standing on deck, leaning casually on the rail, was a Norwegian man in a Nazi uniform—some Norwegians were Nazi sympathizers who aided the invading army.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin


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