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invade

[in-veyd] / ɪnˈveɪd /


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But the last known CIA chief to visit, William Burns in 2021, warned Mr. Putin not to invade Ukraine.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

Jenner hates the paparazzi for invading her privacy but sees no moral quandary in collecting a check from Mark Zuckerberg, who wants to invade everyone’s privacy.

From Slate Aug. 5, 2026

"But this is the first time someone managed to invade our lives like this - and drag our children into it."

From BBC Jun. 27, 2026

Their work helps answer longstanding questions about how these viruses launch replication once they invade a cell.

From Science Daily May 13, 2026

“Kronos s army will invade camp,” Tyson said.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan

This sharp, darkly comic film follows a Lithuanian couple that splits up just as Russia invades Ukraine.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

“One doesn’t have the right to express themselves in a violent way, that invades someone else’s place of tranquility,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 28, 2026

It happens when an infection invades the brain, with symptoms including a high temperature, fever, confusion, headaches or seizures.

From BBC Apr. 12, 2026

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

Phnom Penh city wakes early to take advantage of the cool morning breeze before the sun breaks through the haze and invades the country with sweltering heat.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

When Russia invaded, 55-year-old Trotsenko -- who was born in Soviet Kazakhstan -- switched from making car charging stations to military robots.

From Barron's Aug. 7, 2026

In court, the state and cities argued that Operation Metro Surge had invaded state and municipal authority.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

Cambridgeshire Constabulary says it was "very stretched" on the January day last year when Mathew Latta's farm was invaded, and the force says it did not respond the way it would have wanted.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

A tranquil opening shot consists of a beautiful seaside view that’s quickly invaded by buzzing drones carrying packages.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

Everyone’s space invaded everyone else's, and the ripple effect separated me from my brother.

From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon

Its east rolls through vast steppes, easily crossed by centuries of invading armies.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 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

Jenner hates the paparazzi for invading her privacy but sees no moral quandary in collecting a check from Mark Zuckerberg, who wants to invade everyone’s privacy.

From Slate Aug. 5, 2026

When arginine is scarce, cells struggle to produce MHC-1, a protein that helps alert the immune system to threats such as mutated cells and invading viruses.

From Science Daily Aug. 3, 2026

“The Germans are invading and the Americans are throwing a party?”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin




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