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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

“We are discussing the best way to discourage these larger brands to infiltrate possibly the very last place on the internet for genuine company reviews and feedback,” the moderator added.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 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

I felt like I was on an away mission, disguised to infiltrate and observe another culture without violating the Prime Directive.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram

Wilde, meanwhile, soars to ever greater professional heights, writes more drama, infiltrates more high-class drawing rooms and maintains a Zelig-like presence at the great events of his prolonged day.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 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

One of the first scenes Chao and Hong filmed together finds Jin learning about Ye’s involvement with the San-Ti at a meeting she infiltrates in Episode 4.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2024

It grows rapidly, and infiltrates the surrounding tissues.

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

In other cases, leading American models have gone rogue and infiltrated outside websites without humans’ knowledge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

In addition to the three targets named by Transluce, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Wednesday at the United Nations meeting in New York that an OpenAI agent infiltrated a government-services website in June.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

In July, OpenAI agents went rogue during a test and infiltrated tech start-up Hugging Face's internal systems.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 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

I think it’s fair to say, however, that as my appearance changed in those years a species of sadness infiltrated my parents’ love.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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

Its officers, who wear civilian clothes, have a network of undercover agents and informants dedicated to monitoring and infiltrating dissident movements and independent groups such as art collectives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 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

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

MK had been slowly infiltrating men back into the country with forged identity documents.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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