penetration
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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
Globally, BEV penetration continues to trend higher, rising from 14% in the first quarter and tracking toward 18% in the second.
From MarketWatch ● 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
Bhutan has an overall internet penetration rate of 88 percent, and 485,000 social media user identities, according to analytics site DataReportal.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 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
Angleton testified that the CIA acted quickly to alert the other branches of the U.S. government as well as the French, and British governments, about Golitsyn’s details of Soviet penetrations.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 1, 2023
“Our original contractor told us they had to make 42 penetrations through the condo’s new roof to anchor our deck,” Karmin said.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 15, 2018
Two penetrations each are made on the tangential and radial surfaces, and one on each end of every specimen tested.
From The Mechanical Properties of Wood Including a Discussion of the Factors Affecting the Mechanical Properties, and Methods of Timber Testing by Samuel J. Record
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