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Recent Examples of infringe
Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the University of California, Berkeley School of Law, wrote in a July op-ed for the Sacramento Bee that wearing a mask does not infringe on ICE agents or the federal government’s ability to perform their duties, and therefore the law should be constitutional.
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Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
Free speech advocates argue age verification laws infringe on First Amendment rights, and are largely ineffective in restricting access to adult content.
—Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 20 Sep. 2025
There is a process to designate groups as foreign terrorist organizations, but without a foreign connection, such a designation could infringe on Americans' First Amendment rights.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
The separate but similar episodes have sparked a firestorm of accusations, predominantly from Democrats, that Trump and allies are using the federal government to infringe on free speech.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
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Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
Free speech advocates argue age verification laws infringe on First Amendment rights, and are largely ineffective in restricting access to adult content.
—Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 20 Sep. 2025
There is a process to designate groups as foreign terrorist organizations, but without a foreign connection, such a designation could infringe on Americans' First Amendment rights.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
The separate but similar episodes have sparked a firestorm of accusations, predominantly from Democrats, that Trump and allies are using the federal government to infringe on free speech.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infringe
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Two of Beane’s top free-agent signings, defensive end Michael Hoecht and defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi, are returning from six-game suspensions for violating the NFL’s performance-enhancing drugs policy.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The judge ruled that arresting and deporting non-citizen students for such reasons violated the First Amendment.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
15 Oct. 2025
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Blakeney, who left Universal last spring, specializes in equipping theme parks with all of the unsexy infrastructure required to function—toilets, cellphone towers—as well as ensuring that none of it impinges on the illusion.—
Bianca Bosker,
The Atlantic,
14 Sep. 2025
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Workers aren’t necessarily worried about AI impinging on their jobs – a large majority, 80%, view AI technologies, including gen AI, as more of an opportunity than a threat.—
Joe McKendrick,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Hackers did not breach company networks directly or exploit vulnerabilities in Salesforce's core software.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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Laurent Freixe was dismissed for failing to disclose a romantic relationship with a direct subordinate, which breached Nestlé’s code of business conduct.—
Ana Nicolaci da Costa,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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An enemy may have invaded your beautiful, green lawn, leaving it ugly and brown.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
14 Oct. 2025
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Boaters anchoring near Karlton’s home on Sunset Lake were invading his privacy, Karlton told the Herald at the time, saying the liveaboards could see into his windows and would sometimes come onto his property.—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
14 Oct. 2025
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Reality may intrude for the Manifesto in the form of an all-electric powertrain, or an economic downturn, or simply the whims of those in Sant’Agata Bolognese who make the call.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
7 Oct. 2025
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That is, a non-central process that allows the immune system to strike a delicate balance between being appropriately responsive and aggressive toward intruding germs or foreign dangers while also not running amok.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
6 Oct. 2025
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Lawmwakers on Capitol Hill, entrenched in a seemingly intractable debate over health care and immigration, have struggled for nearly two weeks to pass any funding bills to turn the lights back on.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
11 Oct. 2025
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Now, with Turnpike firmly entrenched as one of the biggest and most important bands in independent country music, Miller and the Old 97’s have enjoyed several prime slots as openers for the Troubadours.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Infringe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infringe. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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