trespassed

past tense of trespass
as in wandered
to commit an offense I consider him to be trespassing against all of us when he trespasses against any one of us

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Recent Examples of trespassed The suspect is also believed to have trespassed at a property on Ute Creek Road in Idaho Springs on Thursday morning, Denver7 reported. John Aguilar, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025 Marine Corps records showed the same man previously trespassed on Camp Pendleton in September 2022, September 2023 and May 27 of this year, according to the agent. Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2025 An investigation revealed the suspect had trespassed and peered into a home through a glass door. Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025 There were, after all, the men who trespassed, as if my young body was theirs to forage. R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025 Last year Google fired 28 employees after some trespassed at the company's facilities. Jordan Novet, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025 Cincinnati police say two men trespassed in Paycor Stadium overnight, with one accused of trying to steal a barbecue smoker. David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Aug. 2025
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  • Valora had previously wandered away from home in 2020 and was later found a few hours later at a nearby church, according to the site.
    David Chiu, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • From a tiny blind dog who wandered the streets of North Carolina, to a sweet boxer mix struggling with kennel stress in Texas, here are some recent shelter stories from across the country.
    Real-Time News team, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
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  • Onscreen, a bridezilla sent an equivalent table soaring through a banquet hall, felling at least one chandelier.
    Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
  • They’re supposed to do fine in extreme heat and snow, though residents of other cities have had to rescue them when they’ve been felled by weather.
    Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
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  • In the meantime, the eyes of NHL owners have strayed south of the border, where a handful of American markets have reportedly expressed interest in forking over expansion fees that could one day eclipse $2 billion.
    Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • But none of them ever strayed far from their love of the peaks.
    Outside, Outside, 25 Sep. 2025
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  • Reporters in the Brady Room earlier this week were greeted by the meme on a loop; the vice president, addressing them on the shutdown, laughed at Democrats who were offended by the trope.
    David Weigel, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Of course, Potato Head shrugged when Roseanne Barr was fired by the same network – for a single tweet that offended a woman born in Iran.
    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 18 Sep. 2025

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