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infiltrate

[in-fil-trayt, in-fil-trayt] / ɪnˈfɪl treɪt, ˈɪn fɪlˌtreɪt /


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Spotting weaknesses in systems, for example, is useful for defenders looking to block hackers, but also for attackers hunting for ways to infiltrate an organisation.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

If SpaceX is allowed to try really hard to infiltrate your sensible money-market index fund, why not put it into something you’re actually passionate about, like an ultra-rare mint condition Umbreon card?

From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2026

Before the performers infiltrate the ship, “I’m trying to intentionally set up audience expectations to think they’re going to get this run-of-the-mill Hollywood death tour,” he explained.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026

"There was no one who moved without security knowing it, and that allowed us to infiltrate counter-revolutionary organizations," the famously reserved politician said in 2018 in a rare interview with Cuban state TV.

From Barron's ● Jun. 21, 2026

We have a bird feeder out there that every squirrel in the forest is trying to infiltrate, which drives Dad crazy.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King

"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

Apple also recently postponed the on-the-news thriller series called “The Savant,” starring Jessica Chastain as an undercover investigator who infiltrates online hate groups, following the killing of Charlie Kirk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2025

“Andor’s” final episodes sees Kleya utilize the skills she’d honed as Luthen’s closest and most trusted associate as she infiltrates a heavily guarded hospital to reach him.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2025

This realistic tone rooted in ambiguity and the destruction of New York City infiltrates "Cloverfield’s" poster.

From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2024

It grows rapidly, and infiltrates the surrounding tissues.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles

An OpenAI agent infiltrated a government-services website in Australia this summer, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Wednesday at the United Nations meeting in New York.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

An artificial intelligence agent developed by OpenAI "infiltrated" an Australian government website in June, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

In laboratory experiments, the modified cells successfully infiltrated tumor organoids grown in dishes.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026

It was established last year by President Cyril Ramaphosa after a senior police officer alleged that organised crime groups had infiltrated the government.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Ramaila testified that he had infiltrated the ranks of the defiers; the trusty Makhanda was actually Detective-Sergeant Motloung.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

The company discovered in July that rogue AI agents had schemed in secret to break out of the virtual sandbox created to contain them, infiltrating the open internet and hacking a private company.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

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

Faith Spack is a White House staffer tasked with infiltrating Rasputin’s inner circle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 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

For weeks they had been silently infiltrating South Vietnam, and they struck with a coordinated fury that shocked everyone.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge




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