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penetration

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




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Their calculations suggest that subscription tiers could generate $4.5 billion to $15.6 billion in incremental revenue for fiscal 2027 with very modest penetration rates.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Store-count milestones are easy for investors to understand and often produce strong valuation narratives, especially when companies position themselves as long-term consumer penetration stories in China’s smaller cities.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

Burbery further argues that Dante anticipated ideas connected to terminal velocity and crustal penetration, concepts tied to how extremely large objects behave when colliding with planets.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

Holder, of Cheltenham, was found not guilty of a charge of assault by penetration by the jury.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Then there is hiv—which is very much an emerging virus, because its penetration of the human species is increasing rapidly, with no end in sight.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston




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