incursion
noun
in·cur·sion
in-ˈkər-zhən 
1
: a hostile entrance into a territory : raid
2
: an entering in or into (something, such as an activity or undertaking)
his only incursion into the arts
Examples of incursion in a Sentence
an incursion into enemy airspace
there were incursions from the border every summer
Recent Examples on the Web
The military incursions have left children terrified and more dependent on UNRWA schools for psychological support, teachers and school principals said.
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Claire Parker, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
Washington has in recent weeks been attempting to get Israel to call off a ground incursion into Rafah, a city on Gaza’s border with Egypt where more than 1.3 million people — more than half of the enclave’s population — are seeking refuge from the fighting.
—Joshua Berlinger, CNN, 1 Apr. 2024
Amidst this, Utopia also made a smaller incursion into the U.K. via its boutique label Circle Collective, focused on arthouse theatrical and physical media.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 27 Mar. 2024
Humanitarian groups working in Gaza have also continued to speak out against an incursion in Rafah.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 23 Mar. 2024
However the company disputes government assertions that an incursion of oxygen triggered the reaction.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2024
The incursion into Taiwanese territory by People's Liberation Army (PLA) planes and sea vessels followed a Tuesday phone call between Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden.
—Timothy H.j. Nerozzi Fox News, Fox News, 6 Apr. 2024
Inside, his office walls were hung with photographs of the Yanomami, taken by some of the earliest visitors: a vision of life before the incursion of outsiders.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
Since the war in Gaza started in October after a deadly incursion by Hamas militants into Israel, hostilities have soared along the Lebanese border in near-daily exchanges of fire between Israel and Hezbollah that have raised the specter of all-out war.
—Victoria Bisset, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
Claire Parker, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
Washington has in recent weeks been attempting to get Israel to call off a ground incursion into Rafah, a city on Gaza’s border with Egypt where more than 1.3 million people — more than half of the enclave’s population — are seeking refuge from the fighting.
—Joshua Berlinger, CNN, 1 Apr. 2024
Amidst this, Utopia also made a smaller incursion into the U.K. via its boutique label Circle Collective, focused on arthouse theatrical and physical media.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 27 Mar. 2024
Humanitarian groups working in Gaza have also continued to speak out against an incursion in Rafah.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 23 Mar. 2024
However the company disputes government assertions that an incursion of oxygen triggered the reaction.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2024
The incursion into Taiwanese territory by People's Liberation Army (PLA) planes and sea vessels followed a Tuesday phone call between Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden.
—Timothy H.j. Nerozzi Fox News, Fox News, 6 Apr. 2024
Inside, his office walls were hung with photographs of the Yanomami, taken by some of the earliest visitors: a vision of life before the incursion of outsiders.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
Since the war in Gaza started in October after a deadly incursion by Hamas militants into Israel, hostilities have soared along the Lebanese border in near-daily exchanges of fire between Israel and Hezbollah that have raised the specter of all-out war.
—Victoria Bisset, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
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incursion
noun
in·cur·sion
in-ˈkər-zhən
: a sudden usually temporary invasion : raid
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