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invasive

adjective as in intrusive

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Many men with a low-risk cancer are simply monitored or begin “watchful waiting” - but a cancer diagnosis and the invasive tests it involves have a psychological impact.

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She said: "One of the more common things people will ask is, how do you have sex? It kind of takes your breath back, it's such an invasive and personal question."

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But when fires burn too large and too frequently, as seen in the Camarillo area, the larger, more resilient foliage struggles to regrow, allowing for quick-growing, invasive grasses to take hold — which easily dry out and turn into kindling.

The research compared conventional and new digital methods of making prosthetics, with recent 3D scanning techniques found to be a less invasive way of capturing a patient’s face.

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Repeated blazes in a single area create a dangerous cycle that burns down brush and trees and makes room for light invasive grasses that provide excellent tinder for new fires — especially this year after two seasons of high growth were followed by record-setting late-summer heat.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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