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
Its campaign against Ukraine did not begin in 2022 but unfolded gradually over years with disinformation campaigns and with cyber intrusions probing institutional resilience.
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Andrew Latham, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2026
Deep intrusions targeted energy and aviation systems.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Mar. 2026
It’s designed to provide several layers of protection from water intrusion.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
Like Jackson, Gorsuch did not allow presidential claims of emergency power to justify extraordinary intrusions into core congressional authority.
—Jeffrey Rosen, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2026
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Andrew Latham, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2026
Deep intrusions targeted energy and aviation systems.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Mar. 2026
It’s designed to provide several layers of protection from water intrusion.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
Like Jackson, Gorsuch did not allow presidential claims of emergency power to justify extraordinary intrusions into core congressional authority.
—Jeffrey Rosen, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intrusion
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The House Un-American Activities Committee was spurred to conduct its own hearings and investigations, adding to the overblown fears of Communist encroachment.—
Ali Breland,
The Atlantic,
6 Mar. 2026
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With climactic changes abreast and habitat loss due to human encroachment, there are few places left in North America where a bear will live out its life and never encounter a human.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Mar. 2026
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In Mexico, reactions from organized crime following the killing of a major cartel leader, and abroad, a military incursion in Iran, have forced FIFA to divide its attention across multiple fronts.—
Abraham Nudelstejer,
Dallas Morning News,
9 Mar. 2026
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Officials have not publicly confirmed whether Kurdish groups will mount cross-border operations, but security analysts say an incursion into Iranian territory could open a new front in the conflict.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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North Korea has long claimed that the drills are a rehearsal for invasion.—
Soo-hyang Choi,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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The global Brent crude benchmark shot past $100 a barrel Monday for the first time since 2022, when the Russian invasion of Ukraine sent energy markets into a frenzy, and analysts now warn prices could rise higher still.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
9 Mar. 2026
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The Hall County Sheriff’s Office said that the incident is still under investigation and the other four people involved have been charged with criminal trespass and littering.—
Austin Mullen,
NBC news,
8 Mar. 2026
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At Regions, Kim was threatened by security with a no-trespass order, twice.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
8 Mar. 2026
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Bank of America upgraded the stock to neutral from underperform after Novo Nordisk dropped its patent infringement case against Hims, and the companies agreed that Hims would sell Novo’s Ozempic and Wegovy drugs on its platform.—
Scott Schnipper,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2026
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Novo, meanwhile, is dropping a patent infringement lawsuit against Hims.—
Mario Aguilar,
STAT,
10 Mar. 2026
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Just a few days into Operation Midway Blitz, an ICE agent shot and killed Silverio Villegas González, a Mexican man with only traffic violations on his record.—
Ruby Cramer,
New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2026
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The 2019 shelter violations were an isolated incident, Rae told The Charlotte Observer in an interview.—
Amber Gaudet,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Intrusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intrusion. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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