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
There was a lot of concern about celebrity intrusions taking the focus off the players and game, and the Zac Brown misfire was everything fans feared and then some.
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026
This being a stringent European new-music gathering, someone in the audience felt compelled to boo the intrusion of conventional harmony.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
The zoo confirmed the intrusion in an X post made on May 17.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Espionage—intrusions for the purpose of intelligence collection—is ubiquitous and, within limits, accepted.
—Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 18 May 2026
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026
This being a stringent European new-music gathering, someone in the audience felt compelled to boo the intrusion of conventional harmony.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
The zoo confirmed the intrusion in an X post made on May 17.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Espionage—intrusions for the purpose of intelligence collection—is ubiquitous and, within limits, accepted.
—Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 18 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intrusion
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Human encroachment on wildlife habitat — along with other threats such as car collisions, rat poison and disease — are threatening the population across the state.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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The number of hantavirus cases has increased in recent years in Argentina, a trend scientists attribute to colilargos vastly increasing their range as a result of climate change and human encroachment.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 May 2026
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There’ve been at least two other New York City sewer incursions since Jakupovic’s encounter, both in Brooklyn last week.—
David K. Li,
NBC news,
2 June 2026
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Israel has increased strikes and incursions deeper into Lebanon, while Hezbollah is targeting the Israeli military deployed in southern Lebanon and the civilian population in northern Israel.—
Asher Kaufman,
The Conversation,
1 June 2026
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In War and Peace, Tolstoy’s concept—among a million other things—was to show how the young people who lived through the Napoleonic invasion went on to lead Russia’s first democratic uprising, the Decembrist Revolt of 1825.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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The war in Ukraine has ground on for more than four years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
2 June 2026
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Oriyomi was then read a trespass warning at the airport.—
Sneha Dhandapani,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
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Oriyomi was issued a trespass warning and allegedly caused a disturbance by recording officers with his phone before leaving the airport, per court documents.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
7 June 2026
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Warner Music Group, Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment sued Suno (and its competitor Udio) in 2024 for copyright infringement.—
Corbin Bolies,
Variety,
3 June 2026
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The major music companies sued in 2024 on allegations of massive copyright infringement from the world’s biggest’s artists and songwriters, though Warner Music Group had announced last November a settlement and new partnership with the company.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
3 June 2026
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Barbara Goodman, the assistant administrator, stated that Awana—the behavioral health company run through Glory to God (GTG)—received a 30-day Medicaid termination notice in May without explanation, despite never being audited or receiving a violation.—
Morgan Rynor,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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Citing violations of the National Environmental Policy Act, Williams issued a preliminary injunction ordering the closure of Alligator Alcatraz within 60 days.—
Eric Schlosser,
The Atlantic,
4 June 2026
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“Intrusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intrusion. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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