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Recent Examples of encroachment
In 1924, the city, first named Lawndale and later changed to Colma, was incorporated as a city to protect the dead from encroachment.
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Chris Kenning, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Stolarz tossed the net out of his way to go after Marchment for crashing into him during the second period, but he wasn’t bothered by the encroachment after the fact.
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
The organization is also working with ranchers to establish prescribed burn associations to manage the damaging plants and is organizing community cutting days to reduce woody encroachment further.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Technological encroachment on your love life doesn’t end with dating.
—Myisha Battle, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
The same fate could be a possibility for snow leopards in the event of any habitat changes -- even in the absence of human encroachment due to the remoteness of their range.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025
There’s a lead character’s creeping paranoia, a plot driven by nefarious and clandestine powers that be, the encroachment of the past on the present.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025
The Westmoreland sale is illustrative of growing urban encroachment on farmland in Mecklenburg County and North Carolina as the population continues to exponentially grow.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2025
Zillow has declined in recent weeks on concerns regarding competitive encroachment and legal woes.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
Chris Kenning, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Stolarz tossed the net out of his way to go after Marchment for crashing into him during the second period, but he wasn’t bothered by the encroachment after the fact.
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
The organization is also working with ranchers to establish prescribed burn associations to manage the damaging plants and is organizing community cutting days to reduce woody encroachment further.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Technological encroachment on your love life doesn’t end with dating.
—Myisha Battle, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
The same fate could be a possibility for snow leopards in the event of any habitat changes -- even in the absence of human encroachment due to the remoteness of their range.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2025
There’s a lead character’s creeping paranoia, a plot driven by nefarious and clandestine powers that be, the encroachment of the past on the present.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025
The Westmoreland sale is illustrative of growing urban encroachment on farmland in Mecklenburg County and North Carolina as the population continues to exponentially grow.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2025
Zillow has declined in recent weeks on concerns regarding competitive encroachment and legal woes.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for encroachment
Noun
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped back as senior royals in 2020, citing unbearable intrusions from the British press and a lack of support from the palace.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Southern white leaders called that act an unjustified federal intrusion on state authority.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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In August, The Guardian said the Israeli Defense Forces' Unit 8200 had built a system in Microsoft's Azure cloud for tracking Palestinians' phone calls as part of the country's invasion of Gaza, leading Microsoft to investigate the newspaper's assertions.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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Iran, Baghdad’s arch enemy during Hussein’s rule, now enjoys significant influence in Iraq – another direct result of the US invasion.—
Ben Wedeman,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Also this week, a former paralegal was acquitted after hurling a sandwich at a federal agent in August; Sabzi, a deli in Cornwall, England, is alleging that author Yasmin Khan’s new cookbook with the same name is trademark infringement; and more.—
Li Goldstein,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
7 Nov. 2025
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Policymakers should make clear that copyright applies whether infringement is committed by a human or by code.—
Gerard Scimeca,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Matilda, fresh on the island, even trespasses on Beechwood and sees the wreckage herself.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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The teenager, who police initially said is a juvenile, was given a trespass warning and released to a parent.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The most common template for an insider trading violation is as follows.—
Samidh Guha,
ABC News,
9 Nov. 2025
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In Chicago, the indelible image of a pastor in a clerical collar shot in the head with a pepper ball by agents standing on the rooftop of an ICE building is a direct violation of CBP’s use of force policy.—
Andy Rose 19 hr ago,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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Guaidó’s team seemed interested in using part of the funds for the operation to finance riots in the streets that would go alongside the incursion.—
Kevin G. Hall,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Some of these are described by a narrator and visualized as ghostly incursions from the past.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Encroachment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encroachment. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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