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- adverb In an
invasive manner
Etymologies
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Examples
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But in traditional Muslim societies, the need to search women meticulously -- "invasively," as Bloom puts it -- is sure to create popular anger.
Women of Al Qaeda 2007
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The UltraShape procedure -- approved in Canada last year and approved in 50 other countries including Japan and much of Europe since 2005 -- "breaks down the fat cell and gets rid of the unwanted fat much like liposuction does, except it does it non-invasively, meaning there's no cutting, there's no anesthesia, there's no downtime, there's no recovery," Dr. Ari Benchetrit,
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Jade Saved My Life, which follows, is ostensibly a celebration of her role in raising awareness of cervical cancer, but it also serves to make you feel a little uneasy about the volume of invasively personal footage that Living managed to capture of Goody before she died.
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In Europe right now, they have two--four devices--actually, two were approved this week--for intervening on the aortic valve, minimally invasively, basically going through an artery in the leg and threading the replacement valve up through a catheter, into the heart.
Class War Stories 2011
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Clumps slowly expand by short stolons, but do not spread invasively like Liriope spicata.
Don’t Monkey Around: It’s time to trim your Monkey Grass « Sugar Creek Gardens’ Blog 2009
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Attempts at invasively tracking where we travel and with whom we associate?
The Volokh Conspiracy » Times Square bombing — where were the cameras? 2010
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That means, we can now see non-invasively inside a joint (a knee, a shoulder).
Helene Pavlov: The Ethical Imperative to Invest in Medical Technology 2010
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Google and Facebook could stop invasively data-mining and selling our private data to the highest bidder.
Stephen Colbert Rips Google For Selling Users' Private Data To Highest Bidder (VIDEO) 2010
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Google and Facebook could stop invasively data-mining and selling our private data to the highest bidder.
Stephen Colbert Rips Google For Selling Users' Private Data To Highest Bidder (VIDEO) 2010
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The idea of fixing valve problems less invasively is a burgeoning market for device companies seeking new ways to grow.
Abbott Heart Device Meets Goals Jon Kamp 2010
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