saturate
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Revenue grew at greater than 24% a year from 2002 to 2022 when the company began to saturate the market for its customer relationship management software.
From Barron's ● May 27, 2026
UAVs are seen as a low-cost way to saturate targets and air defenses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
“We go in and saturate an area with high visibility and view patrol,” said Sean Duryee, commissioner of the California Highway Patrol, standing at Newsom’s side.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2025
India is also developing swarm drone tactics - deploying large numbers of smaller UAVs to overwhelm and saturate air defences, allowing higher-value assets to penetrate, say experts.
From BBC ● May 9, 2025
I'll saturate the ground with most of the water I have.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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And as the market for these types of businesses saturates, creator-founders can no longer guarantee their brands will succeed off the back of their celebrity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
Once triggered, the system saturates the house and property with water and firefighting foam, “creating an environment that is too wet to burn,” according to the company.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2025
Within the first three episodes starring Gatwa, Davies makes room for two broad song and dance numbers, introduces a supervillain played by “RuPaul’s Drag Race” royalty Jinkx Monsoon, and saturates sets with color.
From Salon ● May 10, 2024
The closure comes as an atmospheric river saturates the Seattle area, with heavy rain delivering moderate to heavy snowfall over the Cascades on Thursday, according to the National Weather Service.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 12, 2023
I want so badly to follow them, but the seawater saturates my wings, making it impossible to lift them.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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The CameraJet is also a $499 entry—not counting the cost of the necessary Dyson toothpaste—to a large, saturated and not-especially-fast-growing category.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
The overall market for oral care is large, saturated, dominated by a handful of companies, and expected to grow at a moderate rate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
A ketogenic diet can include foods rich in saturated fat, including animal products.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026
Participants with the highest genetic risk showed the largest LDL increases when they consumed more saturated fat.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
While most of the train compartments are saturated with color, Tsukiko’s private car is almost completely neutral.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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Fighting peat fires requires saturating the ground so thoroughly that it becomes "like porridge"
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Fumes have travelled into the neighbouring Namur province, where authorities had to ask residents to stop saturating emergency phone lines with reports of the smell.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
Sabroso maximizes the visual pop and sharp humor that defines every scene, saturating frames in “see me” colors popping citrusy in one moment and fiery in the next, lifting the cast’s audacious, extreme performances.
From Salon ● Dec. 17, 2025
The windows and patio doors failed in my apartment, sending water surging inside and saturating all of the rugs and much of the furniture.
From Slate ● Oct. 21, 2024
It spread through him as blood spreads through cloth, saturating his every fiber.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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