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Recent Examples of encroachment
Wetland stability and waterway buffer encroachment are areas of concern.
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Gregory Harutunian,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
The bear scare in Utsunomiya was the latest example of encroachment by Japan's growing bear population in areas with an aging and declining human population.
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ABC News,
9 June 2026
Once concrete is poured or a structure is fully built, correcting encroachment becomes significantly more complicated and expensive.
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Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 June 2026
The final awardee, Trisha Baga, a Queens native, works across multimedia installation, ceramics, and performance, exploring, among other themes, the increasing encroachment of technology into everyday life.
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Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
4 June 2026
Human encroachment on wildlife habitat — along with other threats such as car collisions, rat poison and disease — are threatening the population across the state.
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Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
Human encroachment into wildlife habitats continues to increase opportunities for spillover events.
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Krutika Kuppalli,
STAT,
15 May 2026
Because of the encroachment on the school property, community residents and the Niles Township High Schools District 219 board intensely opposed the extension plan.
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Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
The third season of The Comeback has aired over only two months, but the season’s core adversarial relationship, between the grasping desperation of the creative community and the steady encroachment of AI, has only taken on an increasingly dominant role in Hollywood’s ongoing conversations.
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Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
11 May 2026
Gregory Harutunian,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
The bear scare in Utsunomiya was the latest example of encroachment by Japan's growing bear population in areas with an aging and declining human population.
—
ABC News,
9 June 2026
Once concrete is poured or a structure is fully built, correcting encroachment becomes significantly more complicated and expensive.
—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 June 2026
The final awardee, Trisha Baga, a Queens native, works across multimedia installation, ceramics, and performance, exploring, among other themes, the increasing encroachment of technology into everyday life.
—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
4 June 2026
Human encroachment on wildlife habitat — along with other threats such as car collisions, rat poison and disease — are threatening the population across the state.
—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
Human encroachment into wildlife habitats continues to increase opportunities for spillover events.
—
Krutika Kuppalli,
STAT,
15 May 2026
Because of the encroachment on the school property, community residents and the Niles Township High Schools District 219 board intensely opposed the extension plan.
—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
The third season of The Comeback has aired over only two months, but the season’s core adversarial relationship, between the grasping desperation of the creative community and the steady encroachment of AI, has only taken on an increasingly dominant role in Hollywood’s ongoing conversations.
—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
11 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for encroachment
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One of the last times this happened was in August of 2024, as a reaction to a Ukrainian intrusion into the Kursk region.
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Security teams are now looking beyond intrusions for specific intent buried inside normal activity.
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According to Holtz, Whittingham was charged with murder, first-degree assault, first-degree assault on an elderly person and home invasion.
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The virtual hysteria over the muskrat invasion resulted in Britain’s first legislation to target a non-native invasive species.
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Suno entered the music business to significant controversy, as all the major record companies sued the company on allegations of mass copyright infringement over Suno’s AI training model.
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The compensation model is intriguing because major media companies are taking a two-track approach to AI, filing copyright infringement suits in some cases and striking content licensing deals with AI firms in others.
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Those included reports of a man with a gun, three drug overdoses, 56 disorderly conducts, 11 batteries, 13 trespasses and five robberies.
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After being issued the trespass warning, Field left the gas station and then went to a nearby mobile home park and continued to cause a disturbance.
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She is also accused of harassment and violation of temporary order for protection against domestic violence, both of which are misdemeanor offenses.
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According to the Macomb County Prosecutor's Office, 51-year-old Mathers of Chesterfield did not appear for an adjourned bond-violation hearing and sentencing after pleading no contest on May 11 to operating while intoxicated.
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Pilot deviations accounted for 62% of incursions from 2021 through 2025.
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Here the enduring wisdom of Indian spiritual philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti, Ojai’s informal patron saint, serves even to hold a recent incursion of ultra-rich to account.
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“Encroachment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encroachment. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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