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Noun
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Water that gets behind the finished siding can then get behind the all-important flashing meant to prevent this water intrusion.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
9 Aug. 2025 -
The Duke and Duchess cited the unbearable intrusions of the U.K. press and a lack of support from their palace as their reasons for their exit.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Zelensky has also warned that territory conceded to Russia would simply be used as a springboard for further invasions, as happened with Crimea, illegally annexed by Moscow in 2014, and used as a launchpad for the full-scale war in 2022.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
14 Aug. 2025
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The Japanese tech company has operated in Russia since 2006, but after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine began scaling back operations, halting console shipments and closing online and brick-and-mortar stores.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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And with statutory damages for willful copyright infringement reaching up to $150,000 per work, massive damages are in play.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
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Intellectual property/copyright/trademark infringement.—
Edward Segal,
Forbes.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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Like genre trespass, the champagne problem of market over-saturation, and—seemingly, in some cases—just to be silly.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
11 Aug. 2025
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Wading in a non-navigable stream, however, would be considered trespass without permission of the landowner, according to the Michigan State University Inland lakes Partnership.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Toxic pollutants such as arsenic, lead, mercury and chromium are contaminating the groundwater at the Eagle Valley site in Martinsville then migrating offsite from containment ponds — a violation of federal coal ash rules, the Hoosier Environment Council says.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
5 Aug. 2025
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The American Medical Association considers direct medical participation in executions a violation of health care ethics, further complicating procedures involving inmates with complex health considerations like Black.—
Tobias Meyjes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Aug. 2025
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Scenarios encountered by drivers include other vehicles, pavement quality, debris on the road, pedestrians (alert or looking at their phone), traffic signals, signage, animal incursions, and weather variability which affects both perception and tire traction.—
Richard Bishop,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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To be sure, even if Europe is generally equipped to handle a possible Russian incursion, some specific U.S. ground systems will be difficult to replace.—
Christopher S. Chivvis,
Foreign Affairs,
23 July 2025
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“Encroachment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encroachment. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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