penetrate

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The modular low-cost architecture platform enables multi-product development to penetrate the market for electric scooters priced below INR125,000 and build scale, the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

At the same time, it can penetrate many materials, including fabrics, plastics, wood, and even thin walls, similar to X-rays.

From Science Daily • Mar. 17, 2026

That has allowed the U.S. to establish “localized air superiority across the southern flank of the Iranian coast and penetrate their defenses with overwhelming precision and firepower,” Caine said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

A powerful drill is used to penetrate the frozen ground to bury training anti-tank mines, which were never banned.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

There were things that existed for him that she could not penetrate.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie