as in to trespass
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During the 2022 incident, an unknown person motioned toward Newton to arrest Mitchell for trespassing.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
30 Sep. 2025 -
Denver7 reported that authorities had received three reports of a suspicious person trespassing on private properties along State Highway 103 this week, including two properties on Peaceful Valley Lane in Idaho Springs on Monday.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
26 Sep. 2025
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In May 1940, German forces invaded and then occupied the Netherlands, with Belgium and France following shortly thereafter.—
Time,
Time,
30 Sep. 2025
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When Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Victoria Amelina was busy writing a novel, taking part in the country’s literary scene, and parenting her son.—
Nelly Klos
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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The atmosphere of a Gothic novel creeps over you; encroaching mist along the outcroppings.—
Leanna Renee Hieber,
Big Think,
2 Oct. 2025
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The screen’s bulk and curvature strain outward to encroach upon viewers, who watch from tiered bleachers enclosed on three sides by a chain-link fence.—
Anne Reeve,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 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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Six months later, distraction found its own way of intervening.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Staff also allegedly told patients not to intervene when others were harming themselves on the unit.—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
30 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 7 Oct. 2025.
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