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In August 2024, Kyiv's troops sprang one of the biggest surprises of the war against invading Russian forces by invading the Kursk region, across Ukraine's northern border.—
Robert Birsel
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
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Although World War II began in Europe in 1939, some historians say fighting in East Asia was ongoing as far back as 1931 when Japan invaded China's northeastern region of Manchuria.—
Jan Camenzind Broomby,
NPR,
2 Sep. 2025
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Applicators infiltrated cities across the nation, coating the chemical on street trees, parks and front lawns.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
3 Sep. 2025
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Someone with delusions may think the Central Intelligence Agency has infiltrated their phone to spy on them, Weinberger said, and thus remove the phone’s battery.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
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Come prepared with water, food, and rope, and take extra care not to trespass by staying in the riverbed.—
Eva Frederick,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Sep. 2025
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There were, after all, the men who trespassed, as if my young body was theirs to forage.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Work wants to intrude on my window into the world.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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The Ultra's thinner black bezel intrudes slightly upon the display for its front-facing camera, though the notch is smaller than last year's Tab S10 Ultra.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Sep. 2025
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With the new policy, plus-size passengers deemed to be encroaching on neighboring seats must purchase a second seat at booking.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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However, if someone encroaches on another traveler's space, the airline may reassign them to a different seat or ask them to take a later flight.—
Emma Marsden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Aug. 2025
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City departments are instructed to pursue all available legal and legislative avenues to counter federal actions that may infringe on the rights of Chicago residents.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
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An initial ruling in the case earlier this year found that Insta360, which has its headquarters in China, infringed on a GoPro camera patent, while denying the company’s other infringement claims.—
Morgan Chalfant,
semafor.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Gate-crash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gate-crash. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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