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 2024, the FAA reported 1,664 runway incursions, which is when an aircraft enters a runway without clearance.
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Asher Redd, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The raid, part of ongoing Israeli operations in the West Bank, adds to the tension in Qalqilya, a city encircled by the Israeli separation barrier and frequently targeted in military incursions.
—Jenni Reid, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2025
After breaking the cease-fire in March 2025, Israel initially focused on aerial bombardments, keeping ground incursions strictly limited.
—Leila Seurat, Foreign Affairs, 26 Aug. 2025
Conditions that increase the risk of runway incursions and miscommunications.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2025
In one of the most extensive incursions so far this year, Russian troops advanced near the coal-mining town of Dobropillia, part of Putin's campaign to take full control of Ukraine's Donetsk region.
—Andrew Osborn, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
Scenarios encountered by drivers include other vehicles, pavement quality, debris on the road, pedestrians (alert or looking at their phone), traffic signals, signage, animal incursions, and weather variability which affects both perception and tire traction.
—Richard Bishop, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 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
There have also been drone incursions from the southern side, however, the agency has the technology to counter these drones.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Asher Redd, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The raid, part of ongoing Israeli operations in the West Bank, adds to the tension in Qalqilya, a city encircled by the Israeli separation barrier and frequently targeted in military incursions.
—Jenni Reid, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2025
After breaking the cease-fire in March 2025, Israel initially focused on aerial bombardments, keeping ground incursions strictly limited.
—Leila Seurat, Foreign Affairs, 26 Aug. 2025
Conditions that increase the risk of runway incursions and miscommunications.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2025
In one of the most extensive incursions so far this year, Russian troops advanced near the coal-mining town of Dobropillia, part of Putin's campaign to take full control of Ukraine's Donetsk region.
—Andrew Osborn, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
Scenarios encountered by drivers include other vehicles, pavement quality, debris on the road, pedestrians (alert or looking at their phone), traffic signals, signage, animal incursions, and weather variability which affects both perception and tire traction.
—Richard Bishop, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 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
There have also been drone incursions from the southern side, however, the agency has the technology to counter these drones.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incursions
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This time producer Brad Ingelsby tapped Mark Ruffalo as a depressed and traumatized FBI agent leading a task force investigating a series of home invasions targeting drug dens in the area.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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The power vacuum that ensues during this transition process has made the Tibetan capital, Lhasa, susceptible to foreign invasions and internal turmoil.—
Tenzin Dorjee,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Sep. 2025
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Across the street is a police station, where federal agents gathered before immigration raids.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Sep. 2025
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The Durham City Council passed the resolution on Tuesday with a unanimous vote to shield city workers against raids and arrests carried out by federal officials, according to The Duke Chronicle.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Incursions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incursions. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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