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penetration

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




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Another tailwind will be a "healthy launch pipeline", says Nomura, which expects EV penetration in India's passenger vehicle market to reach 9% by 2030.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

But as the host of “The Colbert Report,” Colbert’s cultural penetration was deep, his fame already substantial.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

“The long-term opportunity is large because current penetration remains extremely low,” says Nagesh, assessing that penetration at 0.01%.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 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

There was a penetration of the light into solid substance so that I seemed to see into things, deep in, and I’ve seen that kind of light elsewhere only in Greece.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck




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