infiltrate

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Co-ed groups of military-age Israelis pretending to be students of a non-existent Tel Aviv "arts school" had earlier that year been caught attempting to visit - "infiltrate" - sensitive U.S. security sites, as authoritatively reported at the time by a number of corporate media outlets.

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  1. transitive verb To pass (troops, for example) surreptitiously into enemy-held territory.
  2. transitive verb To penetrate with hostile intent: infiltrate enemy lines; terrorists that had infiltrated the country.
  3. transitive verb To enter or take up positions in gradually or surreptitiously, as for purposes of espionage or takeover: infiltrated key government agencies with spies.
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  • Perhaps that was the idea—to infiltrate, show how these things could be passed off as human—and then really sound trumpets: See, they're that good. —  Tanith_Lee_-_The_Silver_Metal_Lover3
  • Through market research they found that the best place to infiltrate is the outdoor market, Walters said. —  Beatrice Daily Sun News Articles
  • One key police tactic - infiltrate the anarchists - often meets face-to-face a key tactic of anarchists - expose the infiltrators. —  Anarchist news dot org - News for anarchists and their friends
  • The main gist of the plot is that about 5 groups of 10 terrorists infiltrate, at different times, across the Mexican border. —  The Washington Times stories: Latest Headlines
  • Co-ed groups of military-age Israelis pretending to be students of a non-existent Tel Aviv "arts school" had earlier that year been caught attempting to visit - "infiltrate" - sensitive U.S. security sites, as authoritatively reported at the time by a number of corporate media outlets. —  Signs of the Times
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infiltrate:   infiltrating ·  infiltrated
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/ɪnˈfɪltreɪt/
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