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penetration

[pen-i-trey-shuhn] / ˌpɛn ɪˈtreɪ ʃən /




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This implies 35% market penetration before factoring in any discontinuation rates, versus the 10% the company is at today.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Similarly, Section 301 tariffs on Chinese imports reduced import penetration across heavily affected sectors and were associated with increases in domestic production in several industries.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

There is strong growth in payments activity and consumer lending, they write, pointing to potential for further expansion from Indonesia’s large underbanked population and a low lending penetration rate among users.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

That was most likely through long-standing technical penetration of the Iranian communications systems as well as human spies on the ground, often run by Mossad.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

There was a penetration of the light into solid substance so that I seemed to see into things, deep in, and I’ve seen that kind of light elsewhere only in Greece.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck




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