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Rather the source material eschews penetrability and plausibility; Freud’s accounts became so tangled over the years as he avoided admitting error that I fear there’s no untangling them.

From Washington Post • Sep. 1, 2017

Once they are finished, border experts will test the walls for aesthetics, anti-climbing features, resistance to tampering and penetrability with small hand tools.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2017

All life, according to Lawsonomy, operates according to the laws of "maneuverability, penetrability, and zigzag-and-swirl."

From Time Magazine Archive

It introduced "zigzag and swirl movement" and the law of penetrability.

From Time Magazine Archive

Finally, an increase in integrity means an increase in penetrability, or in the percentage of complete penetration, with the ultimate necessity of increasing the thickness of armor-plate to successfully exclude the improved armor-piercing shell.

From The Development of Armor-piercing Shells with Suggestions for their Improvement by Zafra, Carlos de