as in to trespass
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In its heyday, the series was forced to contend with photographers trespassing on the set, hiding in bushes and trees in hopes of capturing major spoilers.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025 -
The driver refuses to get out and argues that police are trespassing on private property.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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In the 1930s, by contrast, the British and the French backed their pledge to defend Poland with nothing but rhetoric; as a result, Nazi Germany felt free to invade the country.—
ANDRIY ZAGORODNYUK,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Sep. 2025
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Poland borders Ukraine, which was invaded by Russia in 2022.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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Washington’s only voice in Congress criticized the bills for encroaching on the district’s governance.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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Are other people’s money problems encroaching on your bottom line?—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
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In that complaint, Disney argues that the expiration of its copyright to Steamboat Willie doesn’t allow competitors to infringe on its trademarks, which protect brands.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Sep. 2025
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Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the University of California, Berkeley School of Law, wrote in a July op-ed for the Sacramento Bee that wearing a mask does not infringe on ICE agents or the federal government’s ability to perform their duties, and therefore the law should be constitutional.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
22 Sep. 2025
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As Burrell was being mauled, her neighbors intervened and came to her rescue.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Sep. 2025
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In lieu of anything else to do with herself, Barb decides to intervene.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Chisel (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chisel%20%28in%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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