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invasive

adjective as in intrusive

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Fish and Wildlife also allows two other invasive non-game birds — the English sparrow and the European starling — to be killed by licensed hunters, according to the release.

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Unlike traditional chemotherapy and other invasive treatments, this new method avoids the painful side effects patients often endure.

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And in selecting trees more suited to our future climate it's vital to understand any invasive nature they might have.

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The grasses died decades ago when their roots could no longer reach the groundwater, she said, and were replaced by invasive pepperweed, which is hard to eradicate.

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The Israeli firm produces Pegasus, a highly invasive tool that can reportedly switch on a target's cell phone camera and microphone and access data on it, effectively turning the phone into a pocket spy.

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