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penetration

[pen-i-trey-shuhn] / ˌpɛn ɪˈtreɪ ʃən /




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India presents the biggest opportunity for user upgrades, with Pro-series penetration still relatively low despite rapid growth in iPhone users.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

“Batteries now shift huge amounts of solar power from midday into the evening peak, which is what allows this level of solar penetration in the system.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

“While Charter is continuing to push converged service penetration and has improved video performance, broadband performance has not followed and continues to experience headwinds,” Rollins wrote.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

The paper is titled "Selective blood-brain barrier penetration and tumor targeting of nitrosylcobalamin in glioblastoma: Pharmacokinetics, tissue distribution, and synergistic activity with trail and temozolomide."

From Science Daily Jun. 27, 2026

He bent over his desk and brooded upon some papers, glancing now and again with extreme penetration at his guests.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury

He later explained that he was using a definition employed by the Border Patrol that defines “operational control” as “the ability to detect, respond and interdict border penetrations in areas deemed as high priority.”

From New York Times Jan. 31, 2024

“Little to none, compared to the extensive cyber penetrations and human spying activities,” the former senior intelligence officer told me.

From Slate Feb. 8, 2023

The CIA has suffered some disastrous penetrations of its spy networks in recent years.

From Washington Post Oct. 5, 2021

Gu had been working as a spy inside the KMT and, when uncovered, defected and revealed large-scale spy penetrations.

From Washington Times Jun. 24, 2021

I could not, except by an elaborate drawing, give any idea of the sharp, dark, deep penetrations of the chisel into their snowy marble, but a single example is given in the opposite plate, fig.

From The Stones of Venice, Volume II (of 3), by John Ruskin




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