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invade

[in-vayd] / ɪnˈveɪd /


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Some clones develop changes that help them withstand cancer treatments, while others become better equipped to invade surrounding tissues and spread to other parts of the body.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

Mr. Lee takes us viscerally back to that strike through flashbacks and news videos, and before the police invade we sense its atmosphere of hopeful possibility.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

It's been nearly five years since his predecessor William Burns made this trip and that was at a similarly tense time, just as Russia was drawing up plans to invade Ukraine.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

Why invade some place if you basically already control it?

From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026

There are rumblings that Japan will soon invade the Philippines.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Researchers led by Tajie Harris, PhD, set out to understand how the immune system responds when Toxoplasma invades CD8+ T cells, which are specialized immune cells responsible for killing infected cells.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 16, 2026

They argue it invades people's privacy and carries an unacceptable risk of misidentification.

From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2026

The afterglow of aristocratic grace, the poet noted, was obscured by the “rising tide of democracy, which invades and levels all things.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026

The current odds External link that the U.S. invades Greenland in 2026, acquires Greenland in 2026, or acquires Greenland in 2027 are 10%, 23%, and 18%, respectively.

From Barron's ● Jan. 14, 2026

Wind lifts my hair, scrubs sand and salt against my skin, invades my nose.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon

There he lived until the Germans invaded in 1940.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

The UK has a longstanding policy not to have direct, bilateral engagement with Russian ministers since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Footage shot by Israeli forces after they invaded southern Lebanon shows well-fortified bunkers, which descend several stories underground and contain huge caches of armaments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

The population has dropped from about 24,000 before Russia invaded to around 2,000 today.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

To be honest, on that particular day, Hanako hadn’t felt astonished to see their home invaded.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata

Some cells died, setting off an inflammatory response despite the absence of an invading pathogen.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

By binding to molecules the fungus uses during infection, these regions help plants recognize the presence of an invading pathogen and activate their defenses.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

The larger context: The U.S. government was trying to end World War II without invading Japan, which could have meant millions of casualties.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Although Perez’s livestream proceeded for around 15 minutes before it was shut down, screenshots and clips rocketed across the internet, invading countless social media feeds.

From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026

Off-season business can't be easy to come by, especially not since the Germans have blocked so much of the coastline with barriers against the invading Allies.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse


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