as in to penetrate
to spread throughout
the closing shot of the film is one of those iconic images that has long since percolated into the cultural consciousness
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Next, a tri-grit priming wand steps in to remove dead nail cells and allow for the third step—a hydrating treatment—to penetrate more effectively.—
Jenny Berg,
Allure,
27 Jan. 2025 -
City could not penetrate Chelsea’s press in the period after going behind to that early goal.—
Sam Lee,
The Athletic,
25 Jan. 2025
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Someone is behind the camera, a person whose presence quietly suffuses the poem.—
A.O. Scott,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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Whatever the noble title, Cronenberg wore the moniker with the same winking irony that suffuses so much of his work – using genre as a kind of Trojan horse to get his unique vision to travel.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
1 Dec. 2024
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Hugs and beaming smiles permeated the halls outside the Commanders’ locker room.—
Colton Pouncy,
The Athletic,
19 Jan. 2025
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Counterfeit pills — made to look like prescription medications, but that actually contain fentanyl — have been permeating the illicit drug market and are of increasing concern.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
16 Jan. 2025
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The six-episode show dives into the influencer phenomenon pervading Kuwait and the Gulf region.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
16 Jan. 2025
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Bangladesh’s logistics sector already dealt with plenty of distractions throughout 2024 as political unrest pervaded throughout the country.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
14 Jan. 2025
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