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Recent Examples of encroach
Still, Kalshi has been encroaching on the sports betting operators in a broader sense.
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Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 15 Oct. 2025
The coalition noted that in 1998, Congress passed the McDade Amendment, which explicitly rejected the Bar’s argument that investigating federal officials would encroach on federal authority.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
Obama tried to assuage Maron’s/our fears about encroaching fascism.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2025
State regulators ultimately denied Gershman and Citimark a permit to encroach on the portion of the development containing wetland, but warehouse construction is proceeding on the remaining parts of the 150-acre development.
—IndyStar, 13 Oct. 2025
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Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 15 Oct. 2025
The coalition noted that in 1998, Congress passed the McDade Amendment, which explicitly rejected the Bar’s argument that investigating federal officials would encroach on federal authority.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
Obama tried to assuage Maron’s/our fears about encroaching fascism.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2025
State regulators ultimately denied Gershman and Citimark a permit to encroach on the portion of the development containing wetland, but warehouse construction is proceeding on the remaining parts of the 150-acre development.
—IndyStar, 13 Oct. 2025
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Tragically, Putin’s blatant disregard for international law when invading and annexing Ukraine in 2022 is frequently compared to the American invasion of Iraq.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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And yet, the White House doesn’t seem to have committed anything like the number of ground troops necessary to invade a country the size of Venezuela.—
Quico Toro,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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Domestically, the president is also navigating creeping inflation that is threatening his party’s prospects in the midterm elections, with Democrats staking their return to power on fears of an affordability crisis.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Oct. 2025
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But with Neo stepping into the household and taking on labor like housekeeping, job-seekers may have to compete with AI innovations creeping into the blue-collar world.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2025
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Two incumbents — west Charlotte’s Thelma Byers-Bailey and Summer Nunn, whose district snakes along the county’s southern border — chose not to run for reelection to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education.—
Josh Bergeron,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Nov. 2025
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Styled by Brad Goreski, Moore wore silver and ruby red drop earrings, a silver bracelet, and snaking rings.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Encroach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encroach. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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