invasive
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Detainees there have long said the practice is dehumanizing and invasive.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
A biomaterial designed to travel through the bloodstream could offer a less invasive way to calm inflammation and help injured tissue repair itself.
From Science Daily • May 5, 2026
Not so long ago, to have a look at a problematic artery, doctors inserted a small camera down his throat — an invasive, painful and costly procedure.
From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026
She's now spent more than a decade undergoing treatments - both debilitating and incredibly invasive - but the cancer has spread to other parts of her body.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
But because all this is happening in such a thin layer, it also leaves the tree terribly vulnerable to invasive organisms.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
Vocabulary lists containing invasive
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