permeate
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But you can’t permeate the culture if viewers refuse to watch the second episode.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
I think this shift shows, first of all, how much culture really does permeate the Supreme Court.
From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2026
"And in other ways, sometimes something can permeate that you really didn't expect."
From BBC ● May 22, 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
My mom's upbringing in Iran seemed to permeate other areas of her life in America.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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It was all the more jarring because elsewhere Nordqvist had unmistakably fostered that famed European spirit which so often permeates through Solheim and Ryder Cup successes.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
He typically records alone—This Is Lorelei is his solo project—and a feeling of solitary contemplation permeates his music.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
The maturity of the crowd permeates everything onboard, down to the smell, said another.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Blond, light-featured and tall, he is visually distinct from the three other children and his silent rebellion permeates the atmosphere.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026
The flag is flying, and the smell of sour grease permeates the air.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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Fiona Donohoe added that "answers of 'I don't know' and 'I can't recall' permeated the evidence heard at the inquest".
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
"Social media has now permeated to the smallest towns in India, and has near ubiquity among young Indians," he told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
The smell of sweat permeated the air as she ripped through several of her hits — including collaborations with Reysha Rami and German producer MCR-T.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
A big whiff of inflation also permeated the S&P report.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
It was once thought, in the days before relativity, that light did propagate through a special medium that permeated all of space, called “the luminiferous aether.”
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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Apple’s reach is permeating into the rest of the AI supply chain.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
The Fourth Amendment exists, she writes, to protect “the privacies of life” and to guard against “too permeating police surveillance.”
From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026
“You’ve got this somewhat dystopian narrative permeating the psychology of the market” with respect to AI and jobs, asset-management firm’s CIO says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026
Licensing for movies and TV is also booming, and with Y2K nostalgia permeating today’s media, Spears may be selling at an opportune time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2026
The stench of human waste, urine, rotting wounds, and strong rubbing alcohol surrounds me, permeating my clothes, skin, and hair.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
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