obtrusion

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Noun
  • Advertisement Harvard has been fighting Trump’s unconstitutional intrusion into the strategic decisions of a private enterprise and winning four times in a row in federal lawsuits against Trump.
    Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 7 July 2025
  • The notion of any return to normality feels abhorrent just now — a crass, unwelcome intrusion into private grief.
    Andy Jones, New York Times, 6 July 2025
Noun
  • Most importantly, watch for signs or symptoms of more serious allergic responses that can lead to anaphylaxis, such as severe swelling, hives away from the sting site, difficulty in breathing, mental confusion and low blood pressure.
    Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
  • The swelling looks like a tiny volcano rising up from the curve of his skull.
    Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • There is a presumption of irreparable harm, Brann noted, after a finding of trademark infringement.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 1 July 2025
  • The publications have argued that such content has been used without consent or payment — which translates to copyright infringement on a massive scale.
    Leonard Greene, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • These cells cause vascular dilatation, resulting in crimson skin tone that is associated with niacin usage.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 11 Oct. 2022
  • That dilatation then triggers a primitive gut pain signal that’s perceived around the bellybutton.
    Tony Dajer, Discover Magazine, 11 Feb. 2020
Noun
  • The list obtained by the Herald/Times states that his uncle, Denis Alcides Solis Morales, has immigration violations and makes no mention of convictions or pending criminal charges.
    Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 13 July 2025
  • Kevin Guthrie, director of the Florida Department of Emergency Management, helped facilitate the tour and told lawmakers that those with yellow wristbands, the lowest level, had committed noncriminal offenses such as traffic violations.
    Kairi Lowery, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2025
Noun
  • But a small puff of air, stirred up as an enormous glass door to a dinosaur's cage slides open, drives that wrapper into a vent.
    Tom Gliatto, People.com, 30 June 2025
  • Raw alligator was observed thawing at a prep sink where masa puff balls were being prepared.
    Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • For the second transgression, the member would be silenced for two legislative days.
    Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
  • Will the schools report suspicious activity, invite Seeley to town and hand over whatever evidence helps expose transgressions committed by a million-dollar donor who is also helping to fund the new engineering building?
    Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 10 June 2025
Noun
  • Start by just changing the knobs on a dresser, MacDermaid said.
    Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 3 July 2025
  • Users can easily adjust the temperature settings and two fan speeds using the knobs on the bottom left of the unit.
    Izzy Baskette, People.com, 18 June 2025
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“Obtrusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obtrusion. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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