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
Sealing the holes also helps prevent moisture intrusion and wood decay.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2025
While the balloons turned out to be ferrying cigarettes, Europe is on high alert after intrusions into NATO’s airspace reached an unprecedented scale last month.
—Danny Bakst, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2025
Over the last six years, Harry, the Duke of Sussex, has been engaged in open warfare with British tabloids, accusing senior editors of authorizing unlawful intrusions into people's public lives, destroying friendships and relationships.
—Michael Holden, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
There was widespread water intrusion in the building, the complaint said.
—Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2025
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2025
While the balloons turned out to be ferrying cigarettes, Europe is on high alert after intrusions into NATO’s airspace reached an unprecedented scale last month.
—Danny Bakst, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2025
Over the last six years, Harry, the Duke of Sussex, has been engaged in open warfare with British tabloids, accusing senior editors of authorizing unlawful intrusions into people's public lives, destroying friendships and relationships.
—Michael Holden, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
There was widespread water intrusion in the building, the complaint said.
—Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intrusion
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Al-Muhtadi, is accused of being a member of Hamas and the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine's armed wing, the National Resistance Brigades (NRB), and commanding or coordinating NRB fighters who joined Hamas units for the incursion, the affidavit reads.—
Greg Norman , Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Other mishaps, including near-misses and runway incursions, have contributed to an erosion of Americans’ confidence about flying.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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The organization is also working with ranchers to establish prescribed burn associations to manage the damaging plants and is organizing community cutting days to reduce woody encroachment further.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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Despite Daniel Peretz saving those two Haaland penalties, including one that was ordered to be retaken due to encroachment, a clinical finish from the Manchester City forward in between own goals from Anan Khalaili and Idan Nachmias had built up an unassailable lead inside the opening half-hour.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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The project is described as a supernatural home invasion horror-thriller about a disaffected teenage girl who must team up with a renegade witch to protect her little sister from a murderous coven hellbent on using her as a human sacrifice in an apocalyptic ritual on Halloween night.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
22 Oct. 2025
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The continent has seen a massive influx of spending in the sector since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, creating a business ecosystem ripe for startups.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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He was arrested and booked into a juvenile detention center on suspicion of reckless driving, unlawful flight from a pursuing law enforcement vehicle, striking fixtures on a highway, excessive speeds, criminal trespass and other charges, the release said.—
Julie Mendes,
AZCentral.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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Jones and Story were charged with trespass after warning and disorderly conduct.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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The final bit of that sentence seems to be a reference to other AI music companies like Suno and Udio, which are currently facing lawsuits from the record companies on claims of massive copyright infringement.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Oct. 2025
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In response to the news, RR Auction, the company handling the sale, warned Kobek and Byrne against publishing the text, threatening legal action for interference and copyright infringement.—
Humberto Basilio,
Scientific American,
16 Oct. 2025
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That will kick off a public process in which the City Council will carefully consider which violations warrant the use of of administrative citations and how the fines will be scaled.—
Wes Burdine,
Twin Cities,
19 Oct. 2025
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Currently, nearly 60,000 people are being held by ICE, almost half have no criminal record, only immigration violations.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Intrusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intrusion. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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