impinge on/upon
phrasal verb
impinged on/upon; impinging on/upon; impinges on/upon
formal
: to affect (something) in a way that is unwanted : to have a bad effect on (something)
Her work is impinging on her social life.
The government wants to avoid impinging upon the affairs of private citizens.
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Defending the loophole, Moody argues that fewer admission tickets to gun shows would impinge on Florida’s sales tax revenue — pure folly.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2024
Routine and cliché, frustration and anger, despair and fatigue weigh heavily on the dispossessed, and impinge on the relationship at the movie’s center.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024
The Association of the Descendants of Gustave Eiffel argued in a lengthy statement Sunday that the move would both ruin the simplicity of the structure’s design and impinge on its neutrality.
—Nancy Ing, NBC News, 11 Sep. 2024
Powerful foreign militaries obviously impinge on national security, but other threats do, as well.
—Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2024
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2024
Routine and cliché, frustration and anger, despair and fatigue weigh heavily on the dispossessed, and impinge on the relationship at the movie’s center.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024
The Association of the Descendants of Gustave Eiffel argued in a lengthy statement Sunday that the move would both ruin the simplicity of the structure’s design and impinge on its neutrality.
—Nancy Ing, NBC News, 11 Sep. 2024
Powerful foreign militaries obviously impinge on national security, but other threats do, as well.
—Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2024
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“Impinge on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impinge%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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