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
During his time at the helm of DTG, Schumacher also won over an insular Broadway community that was initially skeptical of a corporate studio’s incursion into the theater district.
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Gordon Cox, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
Its incursion ended with an agreement between Israel and the Lebanese government that was humiliating for Hezbollah and Lebanon.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
In 2024, the FAA reported 1,664 runway incursions, which is when an aircraft enters a runway without clearance.
—Asher Redd, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
By mid-August, when the Israeli army resumed its incursions in into residential areas, Hamas’s offensive operations were multiplying in eastern Gaza City, especially in the neighborhoods of Tuffah, Zaytoun, and Shujaiyya.
—Leila Seurat, Foreign Affairs, 26 Aug. 2025
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Gordon Cox, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
Its incursion ended with an agreement between Israel and the Lebanese government that was humiliating for Hezbollah and Lebanon.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
In 2024, the FAA reported 1,664 runway incursions, which is when an aircraft enters a runway without clearance.
—Asher Redd, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
By mid-August, when the Israeli army resumed its incursions in into residential areas, Hamas’s offensive operations were multiplying in eastern Gaza City, especially in the neighborhoods of Tuffah, Zaytoun, and Shujaiyya.
—Leila Seurat, Foreign Affairs, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incursion
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Since Ukraine is not part of NATO, Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022 did not trigger Article 5, though the United States and other member states rushed to provide military and diplomatic assistance to Kyiv.—
Matt Spetalnick,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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His father landed on the beaches of Normandy during the allied invasion in World War II, while his sister was a captain in the Navy.—
Peter Burke,
FOXNews.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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In California’s strawberry fields, an ICE raid sparked widespread panic and disruption among farmworker communities.—
David Rodriguez Muñoz,
Freep.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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South Korean workers detained during a massive immigration raid in Georgia Thursday will be returned to South Korea on a chartered flight following negotiations, an official announced Sunday.—
Hanna Park,
CNN Money,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Incursion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incursion. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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