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Recent Examples of Synonyms for encroachment
Noun
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Cronenberg has made a thriller of justified technological paranoia, of the internet’s myriad parasitic intrusions into the human realm.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2025 -
The cane toad’s transition from pest eater to invasive species is a reminder of how quickly human intrusion into wild processes can spin out of control.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
7 Apr. 2025
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Troops from China, which is Russia's closest trading partner but officially neutral on Vladimir Putin's full-scale invasion, would mark an escalation in the war.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
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The former ballerina’s arrest and conviction came amid a spike in Russian detainments of American citizens following the country’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, according to the AP.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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It was framed as a copyright infringement lawsuit, rather than a battle over ownership due to a three-year statute of limitations that was maxed out multiple times over because Country Grammar was released 24 years ago.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2025
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The bill includes a notice-and-takedown provision, similar to existing regulation of online copyright infringement.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2025
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The suspect faces additional charges including grand theft, armed trespass and possession of a firearm by a minor, according to the news release.—
Garfield Hylton,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2025
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Charles was once a player on the New York Knicks for 10 seasons, and in February 2017, he was arrested on three counts of assault and one count of criminal trespass following an altercation with security.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
24 Mar. 2025
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That came after Twins pitcher Simeon Woods Richardson was given a pitch-clock violation that led to a walk for the Royals’ Jonathan India.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2025
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For example, in February, a coalition of 14 state attorneys general filed a lawsuit questioning DOGE's authority to restructure or dissolve federal agencies without congressional approval, alleging violations of the Appointments Clause.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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That said, those incursions into Florida territory proved fruitless, which probably shouldn’t come as a surprise.—
Nick Ashbourne,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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The drone attacks come as Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky acknowledged for the first time that his forces had staged an incursion into Russia's Belgorod region, although one military analyst told Newsweek that the operation was not an intensive one.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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