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as in violating
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infringing
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Private property owners may prohibit guns on their premises and direct anyone violating their rules to leave.—
Paul Kiefer,
jsonline.com,
28 Jan. 2026 -
After being notified of the action, Musk’s company almost immediately countersued the conservative influencer, accusing her of violating the platform’s terms of service, which state any disputes with X must be brought in Texas.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
28 Jan. 2026
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Ukraine has been pressing for security guarantees from the West to prevent Russia from invading its territory again.—
Katie Marie Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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Get you from point A to point B without invading your personal space.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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He was also charged with harassment after breaching a restraining order.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
26 Jan. 2026
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The ruling by the judge is focused on damages on Palou breaching his contract to race for McLaren starting in 2024.—
Bruce Martin,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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In principle, besides fluctuating stars transients can be associated with other things, too, such as extreme space weather events impinging on the upper atmosphere, sunlight glinting off reflective objects near Earth, as well as flaws in the telescope or the imaging process.—
Jonathan O'Callaghan,
Scientific American,
27 Oct. 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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Who is this dude, and is Sanders worried about offending him?—
Deborah Vankin,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2026
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The offending vehicle fled in an unknown direction Unless otherwise noted, no arrests were made in the above incidents.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
18 Jan. 2026
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Rewatching bits and pieces of the director’s filmography this week, the ongoing investigation into the killings of Reiner and his wife kept intruding.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
16 Dec. 2025
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Supported by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research’s long-standing Research for Civil Security program, the system uses an extendable net to safely capture intruding drones without causing debris or collateral damage.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Nov. 2025
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Critics have also accused him of entrenching corruption, weakening public services, and expanding his control over the judiciary and security forces.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
28 Jan. 2026
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Richards started 45 games for Palace in the calendar year, entrenching himself as the right-sided center back in coach Oliver Glasner’s back three.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Infringing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infringing. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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