as in invasions
a sudden attack on and entrance into hostile territory
there were incursions from the border every summer
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Recent Examples of incursions
In 2022, French forces departed Mali as insurgents made incursions into the capital, Bamako.
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Kaitlyn Rabe,
The Conversation,
16 June 2026
Among the measures put in effect at the Santa Clara stadium and those in other cities are new protections against drone incursions.
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John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
That’s one reason why AI continues to snowball even as many people want to fight its incursions into their lives.
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John Werner,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
Four years before Qatar, the tournament was in Russia, giving Vladimir Putin a turn on the global stage despite his incursions into Ukraine and Georgia.
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Jonathan Lemire,
The Atlantic,
4 June 2026
There’ve been at least two other New York City sewer incursions since Jakupovic’s encounter, both in Brooklyn last week.
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David K. Li,
NBC news,
2 June 2026
Such knowledge is desperately needed along Russia’s border with NATO where there has been a spate of drone incursions in recent months, including from Ukrainian drones sent off course by Russian jamming.
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ABC News,
12 May 2026
Hamas fears that Palestine will be susceptible to future incursions by the Israeli military if the territories do not have the capacity to defend themselves.
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Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
8 May 2026
The laser is also part of the company’s Halo_Shield counter-drone system, which is a modular, layered defense designed to stop the growing number of drone incursions.
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Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
8 May 2026
Kaitlyn Rabe,
The Conversation,
16 June 2026
Among the measures put in effect at the Santa Clara stadium and those in other cities are new protections against drone incursions.
—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
That’s one reason why AI continues to snowball even as many people want to fight its incursions into their lives.
—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
Four years before Qatar, the tournament was in Russia, giving Vladimir Putin a turn on the global stage despite his incursions into Ukraine and Georgia.
—
Jonathan Lemire,
The Atlantic,
4 June 2026
There’ve been at least two other New York City sewer incursions since Jakupovic’s encounter, both in Brooklyn last week.
—
David K. Li,
NBC news,
2 June 2026
Such knowledge is desperately needed along Russia’s border with NATO where there has been a spate of drone incursions in recent months, including from Ukrainian drones sent off course by Russian jamming.
—
ABC News,
12 May 2026
Hamas fears that Palestine will be susceptible to future incursions by the Israeli military if the territories do not have the capacity to defend themselves.
—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
8 May 2026
The laser is also part of the company’s Halo_Shield counter-drone system, which is a modular, layered defense designed to stop the growing number of drone incursions.
—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incursions
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Something Manobal still contends with, as would anyone in her position, are invasions of privacy.
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Mongol invasions came and went.
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Trump’s immigration team vows that more raids are forthcoming.
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Japanese antitrust officials periodically make high-profile raids to protect fair competition, such as one on Google, instructing it to fix its advertising search restrictions allegedly affecting Yahoo in the country.
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“Incursions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incursions. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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