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permeate

[pur-mee-eyt] / ˈpɜr miˌeɪt /


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"And in other ways, sometimes something can permeate that you really didn't expect."

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Our Journal correspondent Yoko Kubota, who recently left the country after eight years, reflects on how a distrust of foreigners has come to permeate everyday life in China.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

These fields permeate every cubic centimeter of space and time.

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

“I think that’s the other component I failed to mention: My reach has been able to permeate the entire globe. Now I can bring that reach directly to the Sun Rose.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2026

Some of the defects and malformations in tomorrow’s children, grimly anticipated by the Office of Vital Statistics, will almost certainly be caused by these chemicals that permeate our outer and inner worlds.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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