invasive
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A new species of "killer fungus" has been discovered in Britain that destroys an aggressively invasive plant, raising hopes that decimated native habitats could be restored.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
Usually, invasive species are deliberately targeted by humans to try to bring them under control, like the initiative to feed contraceptives to grey squirrels.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
Rattlesnakes were also the species most frequently infected with Ro, an invasive crustacean parasite commonly known as snake lungworm.
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
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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