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
So there wasn’t any sense of intrusion of the technical world.
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Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 17 June 2025
Neither the Erie Insurance disruptions nor the Philadelphia Insurance Companies intrusion have been linked to Scattered Spider.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
Harry and his wife Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, stepped back as senior royals and moved to California, citing the unbearable intrusions of the British press and a lack of support from the palace.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2025
Access to sensitive data and onward lateral movement to other cloud services beyond the original intrusion for the UNC67040 hackers.
—Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
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Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 17 June 2025
Neither the Erie Insurance disruptions nor the Philadelphia Insurance Companies intrusion have been linked to Scattered Spider.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
Harry and his wife Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, stepped back as senior royals and moved to California, citing the unbearable intrusions of the British press and a lack of support from the palace.
—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2025
Access to sensitive data and onward lateral movement to other cloud services beyond the original intrusion for the UNC67040 hackers.
—Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intrusion
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Israel’s incursion into southern Lebanon has revealed a military outpost about a mere 300 yards north of the border with the Jewish state that is filled with explosives and mines, according to Israel Defense Forces (IDF).—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2025
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So, too, has North Korea — which last fall sent 11,000 elite soldiers to support Russia's military in the Russian region of Kursk, where Ukrainians had made a surprise incursion last summer.—
Joanna Kakissis,
NPR,
16 June 2025
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Following last week's invasion of the Carrie body snatchers storyline, an opening montage of Carrie click-clacking around her Gramercy Park townhouse in various designer heels resets the stage for a return to peak Carrie form.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
27 June 2025
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Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, and NATO allies fear Moscow has more ambitions in the former Soviet sphere, especially the Baltic states.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 June 2025
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Officials began investigating the incident and, with assistance from ICE, served warrants Tuesday for criminal trespass and voyeurism at a location on S. 13th Street in Hamilton, a northwest suburb of Cincinnati, police said.—
Audrey Conklin,
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2025
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The restaurant is suing for federal trademark infringement, false designation of origin and disparagement, common law trademark infringement and unfair competition, business defamation and common law trespass.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2025
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In 11 months, reigning Formula One world champion Max Verstappen accrued as many penalty points across six different infringements.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
14 June 2025
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It was finally settled in 2016 when the U.S. Supreme Court let stand lower court rulings that rejected copyright infringement claims.—
Matt O'Brien,
Christian Science Monitor,
13 June 2025
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Whether they are regulated globally or locally, human rights violations within supplier networks will never reflect well on parent companies.—
Mary Foley,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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These actions, coupled with Harvard’s response, comprised a violation of the students’ civil rights under Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.—
Laya Neelakandan,
CNBC,
30 June 2025
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“Intrusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intrusion. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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