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Online creators have insinuated themselves into the D.C. press corps, sitting for briefings with Karoline Leavitt and securing Pentagon credentials.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

“They have insinuated infamy on the integrity of my priestly life, having financed witnesses in a trial against a confrere, even being the owner of oil wells or tax havens.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 17, 2022

The giant tech companies have insinuated themselves into this role through outsize capital investments and help from favorable government policy, overseeing the way we communicate and carry out research.

From Salon • May 28, 2015

Mike Shanahan may never have insinuated that John Beck would be his 2011 starting quarterback, but he sure said some things that seemed intended to reassure a worried fan base.

From Washington Post • Aug. 9, 2011

"The tentacles of the monster have insinuated themselves into our social and business life, as well as into our homes," she thought.

From How Janice Day Won by Long, Helen Beecher