incursion

noun

in-ˈkər-zhən How to pronounce incursion (audio)
Definition of incursionnext
as in invasion
a sudden attack on and entrance into hostile territory there were incursions from the border every summer

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Recent Examples of incursion Kulbergs took office in May after Latvia’s previous government collapsed amid a political dispute over its response to drone incursions. — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026 Russia wiped out most of Ukraine's Navy in the initial 2014 incursion. — Greg Myre, NPR, 13 Aug. 2026 Dozens of Russian drone incursions into Romanian airspace have occasionally caused damage and forced Romania to respond with costly fighter jet interceptions to shoot down some of the wayward drones. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2026 Officials blamed the inadvertent incursion on Russian electronic warfare. — CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for incursion
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  1. invasion
  2. raid
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  • The attacks on about 20 Wildberries facilities have underlined Kyiv’s ability to strike far and wide inside Russia and posed a new challenge to President Vladimir Putin nearly 4½ years into his full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • However, Meta's smart glasses are under heavy criticism as many see them as a step too far and an invasion of privacy.
    — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of invasion
Noun
  • Major immigration raids focusing on Haitians in the US haven’t been reported.
    — Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Mundubile also alleged that another opposition figure who is a former minister was shot during the raid and is now missing.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of raid

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