penetration
Example Sentences
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Under French law, rape is defined as "any non-consensual act of penetration".
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
But as the host of “The Colbert Report,” Colbert’s cultural penetration was deep, his fame already substantial.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
Leerink Partners analyst Puneet Souda estimates current penetration at only 6% of a $20 billion domestic market.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Burbery further argues that Dante anticipated ideas connected to terminal velocity and crustal penetration, concepts tied to how extremely large objects behave when colliding with planets.
From Science Daily • May 11, 2026
“Your cancer is not going away, Hazel. But we’ve seen people live with your level of tumor penetration for a long time.”
From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green
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