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permeate

[pur-mee-eyt] / ˈpɜr miˌeɪt /


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Our Journal correspondent Yoko Kubota, who recently left the country after eight years, reflects on how a distrust of foreigners has come to permeate everyday life in China.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

These fields permeate every cubic centimeter of space and time.

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

For years, scientists have warned that the risk of damaging floods is dramatically increased after intense wildfires, as rain struggles to permeate the burnt-out forest floor and flows encounter little resistance from the remaining vegetation.

From Barron's • Oct. 11, 2025

“It’s going to permeate virtually every aspect of life.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2025

I remember this well, because that was the soap we were issued for laundry; later on, the smell of it would permeate these rooms.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston




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