infiltrate
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Alternatively although less likely, high pressure may be weaker, allowing low pressure systems to more readily infiltrate from the west, bringing cooler and wetter conditions.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
OpenAI admitted last week that during testing, the models powering the agent broke out of their confined environment and connected to the internet to find ways to infiltrate Hugging Face.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
He used his vast fortune to infiltrate American higher education institutions by positioning himself as a major donor to scientists.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
A new wave of settlers – pastoralist-farmers hailing ultimately from the Russian steppe – began to infiltrate the Rhine area in the form of the Corded Ware culture.
From Science Daily ● May 30, 2026
He supervised undercover agents who pretended to be brokers and guides in order to infiltrate and disrupt the smuggling trade.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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The Interior Ministry, with an estimated 140,000 state security officials and 500,000 informants, monitors and infiltrates dissident movements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
Jonathan infiltrates Teddy’s organization, posing as a cavalier, rich businessman named Matthew Ellis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2026
"When corruption infiltrates the sport, it brings disgrace not only to the participants but damages the public trust in an institution that is vital and dear to all of us."
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2025
“Karlyn Borysenko infiltrates their meetings, collects their materials, decodes their language, and exposes their ideas,” reads her description of her Substack.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2025
In these instances the pus shows a marked tendency to spread, strips the periosteum from the bone, perforates the outer layer of the membrane, and finally infiltrates the surrounding tissues.
From Diseases of the Horse's Foot by Harry Caulton Reeks
A deluge of sour, briny snacks has infiltrated the market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
A new WSJ documentary based on leaked data, interviews and never-before-seen videos reveals how a single team of these workers infiltrated at least eight companies in just a few months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Hilton, Lohan and their ilk infiltrated these scenes as well, and to hear Willetts tell it, the music and imagery that came out of both influenced the nightlife aesthetics everywhere, especially in the U.K.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
It admitted last week that its models broke out of their confined environment during testing, connected to the internet, and infiltrated Hugging Face, a site where developers store and share their code.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
“I assure you, Yaxley, the Auror Office will play no further part in the protection of Harry Potter. The Order believes that we have infiltrated the Ministry.”
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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He admitted that small groups of Russian troops have been infiltrating the town but insisted that fighting was ongoing.
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
“They’re infiltrating, pretending they’re parents or they know people, but I’m the mom. I know who they are.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
In Jihad in America, Emerson used hidden-camera footage to try to build a case that jihadists were infiltrating Middle America.
From Slate ● Apr. 19, 2026
Legacy food makers and buzzy upstarts are infiltrating households with many new condiments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
There were stories in the paper of German parachutists disguised as nurses and nuns, spreading out through the cities and infiltrating the population.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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