invasive
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Instead, they point to a combination of factors, including climate change, invasive species, and shifts in land use.
From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026
Although the Joro spider, an invasive species that has been spotted across the United States, including in California, isn’t dangerous, its size and the web it creates can seem like props from a horror movie.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
Enrollment declines opened the door to maintenance staff layoffs, giving the invasive shrub the upper hand.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
One of his students even crashes with him for a time, echoing Jimmy’s blurred lines between orderly professionalism and invasive shows of caring.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
So they treated the invasive type aggressively but generally didn’t worry about carcinoma in situ because they thought it couldn’t spread.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
Vocabulary lists containing invasive
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