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penetration

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




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“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

This has helped boost volume and improve household penetration for the first time in several years.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 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 asks, with penetration, “You been following me?”

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak

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

Farther penetrations into the interior proved the capacious windings of the river; the valley narrowed, the hills were succeeded by mountains, at every step the way became more difficult.

From Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century by Benett, Léon




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