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deforcement

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as in invasion

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Despite a surge in demand for Ukrainian-language books following Russia’s 2022 invasion, the destruction is setting the industry back — and the losses go beyond money.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
Following his arrest, Freitag was charged with two counts of risk of injury to a minor and a single count of murder and home invasion.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of invasion

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Still, the ejection and the outrage about Rincon’s hat simmered online and found its way onto the field.

— Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Eddings’ comments prompted an argument with Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol that led to Marmol’s ejection.

— Michael Kelly, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026

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LandScan Mosaic combines this with land-use data and occupancy patterns to map population distribution throughout the day.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
The latest update adds integrations with 10 workplace platforms, letting this compact module feed its room occupancy and environmental readings directly into the systems companies already use to manage rooms and buildings.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2026

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That worldview has become policy, aided in part by the hollowing out of the national security workforce—now stretched thin and focused on daily operations and multiple crises—and by the stripping of its coordination functions.

— Ariane Tabatabai, Time, 4 Aug. 2026
Pillows filled with cotton or polyester are also safe for laundry stripping.

— Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 12 July 2026

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Recently, the Justice Department issued a Statement of Interest about copyright infringement litigation in the Southern District of New York.

— Vivek Shah, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026
The technology is racing ahead of regulation, Fan said, making Chinese judges ill-equipped to deal with the deluge of cases involving individual face protections and digital infringement.

— Ling Wei, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of infringement

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The lawsuit also sought to block roving patrols making stops and arrests based solely on race, language and occupation, and to protect access to counsel rights for people in detention.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
For their critics, understanding it as a response to the brutal occupation precluded calling it evil.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of occupation

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Pritchard will prioritize protecting the county’s farmland from floods and urban encroachment.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Given this expanding electronic kit bag, various stakeholders—from government agencies to local police, under the pretext of public safety—perpetuate the systemized encroachment on citizens’ private worlds.

— David Friend, Vanity Fair, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of encroachment

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This included one on Reddit about torrents on the site 1337x —which is frequently used for online piracy— delivering an executable file, rather than a media file.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026
Anthonis welcomed the summit’s recognition that protecting intellectual property and fighting piracy are fundamental to sustaining the creative economy.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Sep. 2026

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