invasive
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In the plant world, amongst the biggest offenders are the invasive Japanese knotweed which damages people's homes, or rhododendron that leaves toxins in soils.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
The authority said it will be looking to create glade areas for habitat diversity and control invasive and non-native Himalayan balsam.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
Burmese pythons and brown anoles, both invasive species in the US, are known carriers of Ro.
From Science Daily • May 26, 2026
Apple’s Erik Neuenschwander said the bill would force companies to “break encryption,” while Google’s Jeanette Patell cited invasive surveillance capabilities.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
Second, there is the Hamiltonian confidence that the concentration of political and economic power was a dynamic force; it was not a threatening cluster of invasive corruption, but a synergistic fusion of developmental energies.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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