as in encroachment
entry made without invitation or permission
Opening other people's personal mail without permission is an intrusion into their privacy. Pardon the intrusion, but I couldn't help overhearing.
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Recent Examples of intrusion
However, an interesting aspect of this intrusion of Arctic air is the possibility of snow in the Tampa Bay area of Florida.
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Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped back as senior royals in 2020, citing intense intrusions by the British press and a lack of support from the palace.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
But the intermission that the set change demands seems like an intrusion in a play that could do without the realistic detail.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
The comparatively uptight Pari (Mahshad Bahraminejad) mounts nonlinear plays that depict the intrusion of political anxiety on everyday Iranian spaces.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2026
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Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped back as senior royals in 2020, citing intense intrusions by the British press and a lack of support from the palace.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
But the intermission that the set change demands seems like an intrusion in a play that could do without the realistic detail.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
The comparatively uptight Pari (Mahshad Bahraminejad) mounts nonlinear plays that depict the intrusion of political anxiety on everyday Iranian spaces.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intrusion
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The National Union of Healthcare Workers, which represents Kaiser employees, has been among the earliest to recognize and respond to the encroachment of AI into the workplace.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Before 1900, the degradation of water quality and habitat, human encroachment and unregulated harvest led to a 75% decline in North American otter populations.—
Madeline Bartos,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
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Opposition to these incursions catalyzed a more determined resistance than Democrats had shown before.—
Mark Leibovich,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said earlier that a response to an incursion by Mexican cartel drones had led to the airspace closure and that the threat had been neutralized.—
Seung Min Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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The footage starts by referencing the fiery climax of the 2019 original, in which Pitt's stuntman Cliff Booth and Leonardo DiCaprio's Rick Dalton battled followers of Charles Manson during a home invasion.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
9 Feb. 2026
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In the first weeks after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, a strange pattern emerged in Western media coverage.—
Charles Edward Gehrke,
Fortune,
9 Feb. 2026
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In August, Devereaux was again arrested and faced charges related to criminal trespass, jail records show.—
Suryatapa Chakraborty,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Another rider received a one-year ban on April 20, 2025 for assaulting a CATS employee, second-degree trespass and disorderly conduct.—
Amber Gaudet
Updated February 5,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Feb. 2026
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In contrast with classical standards once popular in figure skating, like Swan Lake, modern pop music is largely composed by artists who are still living and earning royalties, and can bring claims for copyright infringement.—
Sara Germano,
Sportico.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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Their most recent lawsuit alleges trademark infringement and counterfeiting, along with false designation of origin and seeks unspecified damages from the online sellers.—
Paul Flahive,
Austin American Statesman,
30 Jan. 2026
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The Kremlin said its aircraft reacted to a violation of a no-fly zone Russia has established in the area near Crimea.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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The issue, Council Member Jimmy Hallyburton said, is that the city doesn’t have any definitions of violations that the organizers may have committed.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Intrusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intrusion. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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