invasive
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Undergoing a double, or bilateral, mastectomy and reconstruction is invasive.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
They are native to tropical regions of the Americas, and are not considered an invasive species, according to Swiger.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
They found Madagascar "hissing" cockroaches, a bulky insect named for its noisy defence mechanism, and dubia cockroaches, an invasive critter bred as a snack for pet lizards.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
That’s why the gold standard is a colonoscopy, a minimally invasive procedure that uses a scope with a camera to examine the large intestine’s lining for precancerous or cancerous polyps.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
A common tenant complaint concerned invasive attempts by officials to prove that single women were living with men—a violation of both housing and welfare rules.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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