invade
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Kjetil Tronvoll, a Horn of Africa specialist at Oslo New University College, said the online campaign would not sway the government's decision on whether to invade.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
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
An epic tale inspired by Hitler's indecision about whether to invade Britain, Archer poured everything into it.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
But the last known CIA chief to visit, William Burns in 2021, warned Mr. Putin not to invade Ukraine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
He had seen an image of Polybotes’s army about to invade Camp Jupiter.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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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
They argue it invades people's privacy and carries an unacceptable risk of misidentification.
From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2026
If the United States invades Greenland, she will flee her home with her daughter.
From Barron's ● Jan. 17, 2026
When his huge frame invades the narrow doorway, the memory of him hits me like whiplash.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
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Then the Vikings invaded, nearly conquering the entire territory in the 9th century.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 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
The company ground through a number of challenges: the subsequent inflationary spike that dinged real-wage growth, a financial scare when Mejuri’s primary bank, Silicon Valley Bank, collapsed, and diamond-market shock after Russia invaded Ukraine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
To be honest, on that particular day, Hanako hadn’t felt astonished to see their home invaded.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
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One of those signals is 5-oxoETE, which attracts immune cells equipped to attack invading microorganisms.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026
By binding to molecules the fungus uses during infection, these regions help plants recognize the presence of an invading pathogen and activate their defenses.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026
It was plausible to assume that the framers delegated to future courts the authority to apply the amendment to new means of invading what the amendment was meant to protect.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 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
To support Austria in its conflict with Russia over Serbia, Germany had attacked France by invading Belgium.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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