permeate
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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
Western consumers "are increasingly aligning with circular-economy principles, prioritizing lifecycle extension and reducing electronic waste" as environmental concerns permeate public debate, the authors wrote.
From Barron's • Mar. 3, 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
I usually figured out that Barack had arrived home from a trip not by the sound of his helicopter but rather by the smell of its fuel, which somehow managed to permeate.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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