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
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped back as senior royals in 2020, citing the unbearable intrusions of the British press and a lack of support from the palace.
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Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Stokes, meanwhile, was charged in a six-count complaint filed under seal in December with wire fraud, conspiracy and computer intrusion.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Small municipalities typically have neither the expertise nor the funds to adequately secure their infrastructure, leaving them open to intrusion.
—Sue Halpern, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
The intrusion of experienced mainstream reporters there figures to be a short-lived.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026
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Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Stokes, meanwhile, was charged in a six-count complaint filed under seal in December with wire fraud, conspiracy and computer intrusion.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Small municipalities typically have neither the expertise nor the funds to adequately secure their infrastructure, leaving them open to intrusion.
—Sue Halpern, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
The intrusion of experienced mainstream reporters there figures to be a short-lived.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intrusion
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His experience gave him extensive, intimate knowledge of the southwestern United States, shaping his writing, which explored such themes as the sublime and forbidding wilderness, and human encroachment on nature.—
René Ostberg,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
7 May 2026
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Though Orange County voters overwhelmingly approved a charter amendment in November 2024 setting a rural boundary to protect thousands of acres from suburban encroachment, developers and land owners have sued to invalidate the measure.—
Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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Israel retaliated by launching a wave of deadly airstrikes and a deeper ground incursion aimed at destroying Hezbollah.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
2 May 2026
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Romanian authorities said that around 200 people were evacuated during the incursion, which saw one drone land in the southeastern border city of Galati.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
2 May 2026
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Although an invasion was unlikely, an aged Washington threw himself into preventing the French Revolution from reaching American shores.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Previous parades have been a display of Kremlin military might, yet been reduced since the start of the Ukraine invasion, citing operational and security concerns.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
4 May 2026
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Between April and October of 2024, prosecutors said Tate was charged with retail theft and criminal trespass to property, and armed robbery with a firearm at a store.—
Suzanne Le Mignot,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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On March 6, 2026, Moore pleaded no contest to counts of malicious use of a telecommunications device and trespass in a plea agreement that allowed for the other, more serious, charges to be dropped.—
Staff Author,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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The publishers allege that Zuckerberg approved the use of copyright infringement.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
6 May 2026
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The creative industries are on the front lines, with authors, artists, and musicians filing dozens of lawsuits against major AI companies for copyright infringement.—
Alice Xiang,
Time,
6 May 2026
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Garcia Martinez was processed for federal immigration law violations and transported to a detention facility with detainers to ensure extradition to New York after final adjudication of the immigration violations, CBP said.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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But a confidential internal audit later seemed to suggest body camera misuse was more widespread, finding similar violations among patrol officers in three other divisions, including 77th Street.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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“Intrusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intrusion. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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