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Recent Examples of encroachment
Before 1900, the degradation of water quality and habitat, human encroachment and unregulated harvest led to a 75% decline in North American otter populations.
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Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
Advertisement Many presidents have invoked national security to justify executive action across a range of policy areas, but its encroachment into the economic sphere minimizes the checks and balances that have traditionally played an important role in debates over economic policy.
—Inu Manak, Time, 16 Jan. 2026
Amorim felt encroachment onto his area of expertise when questioned by director of football Jason Wilcox about the way the side was lining up.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Irritation with encroachment by China and Russia into Latin America is overblown but not totally dismissible.
—Jennifer Kavanagh, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2026
That the question about Powell is even unclear is a sign of the times with a president who, in unprecedented ways, openly seeks control of Fed policy and a Fed chair who has defiantly resisted that encroachment and tried to protect the Fed’s independence.
—Steve Liesman, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2026
Before the state was widely settled in the 19th and 20th centuries, bobcats thrived in Michigan's Upper Peninsula; however, long-term human encroachment into their natural habitats has reduced the feline's numbers.
—Staff Author, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
Now, Schlossberg is leading a Virginia nonprofit group, Save Prince William County, to fight against the encroachment of even more data centers to power the AI boom.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 16 Dec. 2025
Shoigu was one of the faces of Putin’s full-scale invasion which the Kremlin justified in part as a response to NATO’s encroachment on Russia’s borders.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
Advertisement Many presidents have invoked national security to justify executive action across a range of policy areas, but its encroachment into the economic sphere minimizes the checks and balances that have traditionally played an important role in debates over economic policy.
—Inu Manak, Time, 16 Jan. 2026
Amorim felt encroachment onto his area of expertise when questioned by director of football Jason Wilcox about the way the side was lining up.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Irritation with encroachment by China and Russia into Latin America is overblown but not totally dismissible.
—Jennifer Kavanagh, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2026
That the question about Powell is even unclear is a sign of the times with a president who, in unprecedented ways, openly seeks control of Fed policy and a Fed chair who has defiantly resisted that encroachment and tried to protect the Fed’s independence.
—Steve Liesman, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2026
Before the state was widely settled in the 19th and 20th centuries, bobcats thrived in Michigan's Upper Peninsula; however, long-term human encroachment into their natural habitats has reduced the feline's numbers.
—Staff Author, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
Now, Schlossberg is leading a Virginia nonprofit group, Save Prince William County, to fight against the encroachment of even more data centers to power the AI boom.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 16 Dec. 2025
Shoigu was one of the faces of Putin’s full-scale invasion which the Kremlin justified in part as a response to NATO’s encroachment on Russia’s borders.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for encroachment
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The intrusion began with a phishing attack, a reminder of how a single deceptive email can still open the door to massive breaches.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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In the end, the court found that intrusion was not necessary and that people’s expectation of privacy included their phone conversations.—
John E. Jones,
Fortune,
23 Jan. 2026
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The meeting, which officials said would be the first trilateral talks since Moscow’s 2022 invasion, comes after a US envoy met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, and Washington and Kyiv agreed to postwar security guarantees.—
Manal Albarakati,
semafor.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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The idea for a new Help album had been percolating since around Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.—
Simon Vozick-Levinson,
Rolling Stone,
26 Jan. 2026
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Anshel Sag Xreal filed a patent infringement lawsuit against rival AR glasses maker Viture, extending an earlier legal clash that began in Germany.—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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The city brings claims for breach of contract and trademark infringement.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Jan. 2026
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In May 2025, an individual was arrested at the Phelps Street home on drug possession, criminal trespass and interfering charges, according to the warrant affidavit.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
7 Jan. 2026
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He was indicted that same month in Fulton on charges of entering an automobile and criminal trespass in connection with the July 8 incident involving Beyoncé.—
David Aaro,
AJC.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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Long Beach was then blanked for the first 3½ minutes of the second half with two shot clock violations, but the Titans could only extend their lead by four points.—
Dan Arritt,
Oc Register,
23 Jan. 2026
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Fines start at $100 and can reach $1,000 for multiple violations.—
James Taylor,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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The photo ran on the front page of The Minnesota Star Tribune on Friday and already feels like a defining image of the long ICE incursion in Minneapolis—a powerful illustration of how the agency has acted, in broad daylight, with excessive force and impunity.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
25 Jan. 2026
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One was a rebellion against local police, and this is against a federal incursion that is viewed as unjust.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Encroachment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encroachment. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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