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
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
"Intranasal delivery allows us to reach, and treat, the brain directly without invasive procedures."
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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