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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
Noun
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With autonomous, always-active agents, the risk of privacy invasion becomes even greater.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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But since Hamas' October 7 attack and Israel's retaliatory invasion of Gaza, a new player in that conflict threatens not just digital infrastructure in Israel but also critical systems in the US and around the world.—
Andy Greenberg,
Wired News,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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Later, hundreds of NYPD officers in riot gear intervened to remove over 100 people who illegally occupied a campus building; the activists were charged with offenses including burglary, trespass, and criminal mischief.—
The Editors,
National Review,
25 Mar. 2025
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As she had already been banned from all Walmarts in the U.S., she was also charged with trespass.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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
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The new system considers 100 as the highest possible score, which indicates no violations.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Apr. 2025
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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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“Encroachment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encroachment. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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