intrusion

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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. 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 See All Example Sentences for intrusion
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Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • What is there in this deal that can realistically stop a third Russian invasion?
    Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • The lawsuit accuses the agency of negligence, emotional distress, trespass, false imprisonment and assault and battery.
    Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Brown was also charged with second-degree criminal trespass.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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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