as in to diffuse (through)
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Across a two-year period beginning at the end of 2010, China managed to penetrate and dismantle the U.S. intelligence agency’s network of spies in the country in what was revealed in 2018 to have been largely due to the agency botching its clandestine communication system.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
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Studies in other animals have shown that microplastics can migrate through the body, passing into the bloodstream, penetrating cells and even accumulating in the reproductive system.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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“Pass (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pass%20%28into%29. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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