as in invasion
a sudden attack on and entrance into hostile territory
there were incursions from the border every summer
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Some draftees, however, fought and were taken prisoner when the Ukrainian military launched an incursion into Russia's Kursk region in August.
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The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 1 Apr. 2025
The drone attacks come as Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky acknowledged for the first time that his forces had staged an incursion into Russia's Belgorod region, although one military analyst told Newsweek that the operation was not an intensive one.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
That said, those incursions into Florida territory proved fruitless, which probably shouldn’t come as a surprise.
—Nick Ashbourne, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
In Prospect, along the Ohio River, the owners of Captain’s Quarters Riverside Grille responded to the incursion of dirty river water by deliberately flooding the restaurant with fresh water, keeping most of the silt and debris out.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
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The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 1 Apr. 2025
The drone attacks come as Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky acknowledged for the first time that his forces had staged an incursion into Russia's Belgorod region, although one military analyst told Newsweek that the operation was not an intensive one.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
That said, those incursions into Florida territory proved fruitless, which probably shouldn’t come as a surprise.
—Nick Ashbourne, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
In Prospect, along the Ohio River, the owners of Captain’s Quarters Riverside Grille responded to the incursion of dirty river water by deliberately flooding the restaurant with fresh water, keeping most of the silt and debris out.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Incursion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incursion. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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