penetrate
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Fine particles in the smoke, which can vary depending on what is being burned, can penetrate deep into your lungs and even enter your bloodstream causing illness.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
They were developed by the Army to penetrate a steel helmet from a faraway distance.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
It’s visiting elements that can penetrate your soul and stay with you and inspire you or push buttons or make you angry or make you happy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
It remains exposed to the undisturbed solar wind, allowing faster particles to penetrate farther into the lunar soil.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
“No, Commander. That hull must be at least fifty years old. Very high lead content. We can’t even penetrate the first layer. I’m afraid you’re on your own.”
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
It’s rare anything penetrates the preternatural calm with which Watkins plays, but it was clear the superstar sophomore was pressing, in the throes of her worst slump yet at USC.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2025
UV radiation is emitted by the Sun and penetrates the Earth's atmosphere.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2024
He likens the brain to a leaky bucket, where the water level is the amount of dye that penetrates it.
From Science Magazine ● May 24, 2024
Growlers emit noise that is intense, with rumbling low-frequency energy that penetrates windows, shakes walls and can elicit more severe responses than civil aviation.
From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2024
One fire penetrates Berberian’s bakery, making quick work of the bread racks and pastry carts.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
As law, policy and regulation have penetrated deeper into every facet of life, the First Amendment right “to petition the government for the redress of grievances” has become of utmost importance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
According to the research team, the comet's upper layers likely shielded the methane ice until solar heating penetrated deeper into the icy interior.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 4, 2026
It's even penetrated some of the moss cells.
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
‘Chuck Norris penetrated the internet as the internet was figuring out how to be something that took over the culture at large.’
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 20, 2026
If anything had penetrated the haze of his long morning, it had been thoughts of her.
From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner
Companies are boosting their usage of AI, with the technology now penetrating one in five U.S. businesses, per the U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
The long-range Ukrainian drones now penetrating deep inside the country.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026
Nothing is more sublime than transitioning from Jimin’s penetrating vocals of “You know how we do!” on “2.0” directly to the deep reverberations of the ancient bell that soothe and reset.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026
Mr. Pappalardo’s “Boomtown,” alas, offers us no such penetrating insights.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
Was it, I asked myself, a ray from the moon penetrating some aperture in the blind?
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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