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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But plenty of publicly available information -- including video footage and photographs of the attacks -- indicate that a significant number of Ukrainian drones do penetrate Russian air defenses and impact at sensitive military and industrial sites.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
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Once the appliance beeps, let the bowl sit for a minute or two before opening the door to allow the steam to fully penetrate the buildup.—
Jamie Cuccinelli,
Martha Stewart,
5 Apr. 2026
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Lawrence’s vision of an arc of American history suffused with violence and injustice is obviously not one to which the current US administration would be at all sympathetic.—
Michael Lobel,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2026
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Well, that and quantum teleportation, which is the reason that quantum entanglement suffuses this entire field to this day.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
31 Mar. 2026
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Many of the Gen Z terms, language enthusiasts say, once permeated Black subcultures, including early hip-hop music and underground drag culture, and were not fully accepted or respected by the mainstream.—
Moriah Humiston,
NBC news,
3 Apr. 2026
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Sharply rising oil prices and sudden shortages of critical materials such as fertilizer can quickly permeate an economy and cause all kinds of goods and services to increase in price while sapping precious household income.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026
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And that's a theme that pervades this entire case.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2026
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That pervades everything and that’s still there.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Percolate (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/percolate%20%28into%29. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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