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Recent Examples of encroachment
The program is closely monitored, with camera traps on every bridge and regular patrols to prevent forest encroachment.
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CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
Candidates also disagreed over whether there should be a concern over an encroachment of religious influence in education.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
The Constitution precludes that encroachment.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 22 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
CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
Candidates also disagreed over whether there should be a concern over an encroachment of religious influence in education.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026
The Constitution precludes that encroachment.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 22 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for encroachment
Noun
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Harry and Meghan stepped back from their senior royal roles in 2020 due to media intrusion and racist coverage, eventually taking residence in Canada and, later, California, with their two children – Prince Archie, 6, and Princess Lilibet, 4.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped back as senior royals in 2020, citing the unbearable intrusions of the British press and a lack of support from the palace.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Although an invasion was unlikely, an aged Washington threw himself into preventing the French Revolution from reaching American shores.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Previous parades have been a display of Kremlin military might, yet been reduced since the start of the Ukraine invasion, citing operational and security concerns.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
4 May 2026
Noun
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The publishers allege that Zuckerberg approved the use of copyright infringement.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
6 May 2026
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The creative industries are on the front lines, with authors, artists, and musicians filing dozens of lawsuits against major AI companies for copyright infringement.—
Alice Xiang,
Time,
6 May 2026
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Between April and October of 2024, prosecutors said Tate was charged with retail theft and criminal trespass to property, and armed robbery with a firearm at a store.—
Suzanne Le Mignot,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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On March 6, 2026, Moore pleaded no contest to counts of malicious use of a telecommunications device and trespass in a plea agreement that allowed for the other, more serious, charges to be dropped.—
Staff Author,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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Garcia Martinez was processed for federal immigration law violations and transported to a detention facility with detainers to ensure extradition to New York after final adjudication of the immigration violations, CBP said.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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But a confidential internal audit later seemed to suggest body camera misuse was more widespread, finding similar violations among patrol officers in three other divisions, including 77th Street.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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Israel retaliated by launching a wave of deadly airstrikes and a deeper ground incursion aimed at destroying Hezbollah.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
2 May 2026
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Romanian authorities said that around 200 people were evacuated during the incursion, which saw one drone land in the southeastern border city of Galati.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
2 May 2026
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