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Recent Examples of invasion Pabon will answer to home invasion, armed assault, and other violent crimes that were the subject of his outstanding warrants. Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025 So has Russia – once a staunch advocate of nuclear nonproliferation – since its invasion of Ukraine. Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025 American intelligence acquired detailed knowledge of Russia’s invasion plans, including the timing, no later than early November 2021. Robert Kagan, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2025 People are marching in the streets of Barcelona against this invasion of their spaces. Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 10 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for invasion
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Noun
  • Since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appealed for foreign fighters to join his country’s International Legion, which supplements the army’s ranks to counter Russia’s incursion.
    Rebecca Johns, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Johnson announced the news late Friday as many Chicagoans were preoccupied with the impending federal incursion or already logged off for the week.
    Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In California’s strawberry fields, an ICE raid sparked widespread panic and disruption among farmworker communities.
    David Rodriguez Muñoz, Freep.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • South Korean workers detained during a massive immigration raid in Georgia Thursday will be returned to South Korea on a chartered flight following negotiations, an official announced Sunday.
    Hanna Park, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025

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“Invasion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invasion. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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