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Recent Examples of encroachment
Next steps will also include the approval of an encroachment permit and temporary construction of the preview casino, which is set to start in the coming months.
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Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
Why Giant Salamanders Are Endangered Habitat destruction, water pollution and human encroachment have caused giant salamander populations to decline dramatically.
—Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
Habitat destruction, water pollution and human encroachment have caused populations to decline dramatically.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
Those that don’t, like California, see an encroachment on their ability to set their own rules.
—Sophia Bollag, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Apr. 2026
As well as acting as a bulwark against the desert’s encroachment, the greenery is intended to improve agricultural conditions and reduce political unrest in the area, and will act as a carbon sink, Gizmodo reported.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 3 Apr. 2026
And yet their pervasiveness reflects artificial intelligence’s encroachment into the real world, and its ability to wreak havoc.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
What can these films do to counteract attitudes about artificial intelligence or the encroachment of AI?
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Mar. 2026
Severe economic depression in the 1890s, accompanied by high transport costs, labor shortages, and an Aboriginal population that often showed its resistance to European encroachment on its territories by killing cattle, sent the industry into decline.
—Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Mar. 2026
Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
Why Giant Salamanders Are Endangered Habitat destruction, water pollution and human encroachment have caused giant salamander populations to decline dramatically.
—Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
Habitat destruction, water pollution and human encroachment have caused populations to decline dramatically.
—Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
Those that don’t, like California, see an encroachment on their ability to set their own rules.
—Sophia Bollag, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Apr. 2026
As well as acting as a bulwark against the desert’s encroachment, the greenery is intended to improve agricultural conditions and reduce political unrest in the area, and will act as a carbon sink, Gizmodo reported.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 3 Apr. 2026
And yet their pervasiveness reflects artificial intelligence’s encroachment into the real world, and its ability to wreak havoc.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
What can these films do to counteract attitudes about artificial intelligence or the encroachment of AI?
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Mar. 2026
Severe economic depression in the 1890s, accompanied by high transport costs, labor shortages, and an Aboriginal population that often showed its resistance to European encroachment on its territories by killing cattle, sent the industry into decline.
—Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for encroachment
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National security officials have long argued that the law is vital for disrupting terrorist plots, foreign espionage, international drug trafficking and cyber intrusions.—
Kathryn Watson,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Matt Floca, the performing arts institution’s new president, is leading a series of tours this month that show water damage and intrusion to expansion joints, marble slabs and exterior pavers.—
Steven Sloan,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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Lebanon's top political authorities, critical of Hezbollah's decision to fire rockets towards Israel on March 2 in solidarity with Iran, quickly proposed direct talks in a bid to stop the escalation, hoping that Israel would not launch its ground invasion.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The crisis of American defense production has been slowly worsening since the start of the Russian invasion in Ukraine.—
Garrett M. Graff,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2026
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By 2024, both Suno and its competing music generation platform Udio were sued by the Big Three major music companies in tandem, with the labels alleging mass copyright infringement.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Apr. 2026
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Naturally, Yuga Labs sued Ripps, and his partner Cahen, alleging false advertising, trademark infringement, and cybersquatting.—
Harrison Jacobs,
ARTnews.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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He was charged with first-degree criminal trespass and second-degree breach of peace.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
9 Apr. 2026
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Bees don’t necessarily want to enter your home and bother you, but an open door or window can allow for some accidental trespasses.—
Asia London Palomba,
The Spruce,
7 Apr. 2026
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Iran disagrees strongly, and called Israel's ongoing attacks in Lebanon a violation of the ongoing two-week ceasefire between Tehran and Washington.—
April 16,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Rodgers echoed Kelly’s trepidations by arguing that the city should take more explicit actions under code that already exists to protect against ordinance violations.—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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The staggering human toll in Gaza, ongoing West Bank settlement expansion, another incursion into Lebanon, and a darkening war with Iran eroded support among younger Americans—even as Washington remains Israel’s indispensable security partner.—
Ian Bremmer,
Time,
15 Apr. 2026
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More than anything, there was just noise, ramped up further as Arsenal started on the front foot, forcing Sporting into early errors and making a couple of promising incursions into the box.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Encroachment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encroachment. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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