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
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This narrative is rejected by Western officials, including Sikorski, who argues that Ukraine was constitutionally neutral at the time of the initial 2014 Russian incursion, and even today still stood little chance of joining the alliance.
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Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appealed for foreign fighters to join his country’s International Legion, which supplements the army’s ranks to counter Russia’s incursion.
—Rebecca Johns, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Johnson announced the news late Friday as many Chicagoans were preoccupied with the impending federal incursion or already logged off for the week.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Putin thanked Kim for sending North Korean troops to fight Ukraine's incursion in Russia's western Kursk region last year.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2025
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Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appealed for foreign fighters to join his country’s International Legion, which supplements the army’s ranks to counter Russia’s incursion.
—Rebecca Johns, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
Johnson announced the news late Friday as many Chicagoans were preoccupied with the impending federal incursion or already logged off for the week.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Putin thanked Kim for sending North Korean troops to fight Ukraine's incursion in Russia's western Kursk region last year.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Incursion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incursion. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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incursion
noun
in·cur·sion
in-ˈkər-zhən
: a sudden usually temporary invasion : raid
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