as in incursion
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
Both were enraged by federal actions during a 1992 standoff in Ruby Ridge, Idaho, and the 1993 siege of a religious sect’s compound in Waco, Texas, both of which had turned deadly and inflamed far-right fears about federal intrusion on freedoms around guns and religion.
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Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
Minute-scale dynamics of recurrent dike intrusions in Iceland with fiber-optic geodesy
UNESCO.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025
Rising sea levels from climate change are forcing salty water further into farmer's fields, a phenomenon called saltwater intrusion.
—CBS News, 22 Apr. 2025
Last year, the 27-year-old Grammy winner called out fans making an unwanted intrusion into her personal life.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
Minute-scale dynamics of recurrent dike intrusions in Iceland with fiber-optic geodesy
UNESCO.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025
Rising sea levels from climate change are forcing salty water further into farmer's fields, a phenomenon called saltwater intrusion.
—CBS News, 22 Apr. 2025
Last year, the 27-year-old Grammy winner called out fans making an unwanted intrusion into her personal life.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intrusion
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According to the report, these Chinese naval incursions took place in both the PMZ and the waters that are considered within the South Korean sole EEZ.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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While the deal lacks an explicit promise the U.S. will protect Ukraine from more Russian incursions, giving the U.S. a financial stake in the country’s future may be the next best thing.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
1 May 2025
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What is there in this deal that can realistically stop a third Russian invasion?—
Stuart Anderson,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Beijing knows a full-scale invasion would risk direct war with the U.S., a destructive gamble for China’s already wobbly economy at a time when Trump has added 145% tariffs to its burdens.—
Ian Bremmer,
Time,
26 Apr. 2025
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The lawsuit accuses the agency of negligence, emotional distress, trespass, false imprisonment and assault and battery.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
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Brown was also charged with second-degree criminal trespass.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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The 9th Circuit’s order comes amid a string of wins by artists against songwriters who have sued for copyright infringement.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Apr. 2025
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Besides, as Clattenburg highlighted, its effectiveness is at the behest of the officials, who could qualify the ‘blocking’ aspect as an infringement.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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The firm sued, calling the order a violation of the Constitution's First Amendment protections against government abridgment of speech and Fifth Amendment guarantee of due process - a requirement for the government to use a fair legal process.—
Mike Scarcella and David Thomas,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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Under South Korean law, anyone who receives a fine exceeding 1 million won ($683) for election law violations is barred from seeking office for five years.—
Hyung-Jin Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
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“Intrusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intrusion. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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