as in to trespass
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The idea behind militarizing the buffer zone is that any apprehensions by service members would be treated similarly to trespassing on a military base, with troops holding migrants until law enforcement arrives.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025 -
Patrol officers were dispatched to the 300 block of Asylum Street Tuesday on a report of a person trespassing on the property and refusing to leave, according to Lt. Aaron Boisvert of the Hartford Police Department.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
25 Feb. 2025
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If Earthrealm loses its 10th consecutive tournament against Outworld, then Shao Kahn will invade Earth and take over.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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Disruptors keep invading your customer base while cybercriminals and fraudsters take aim every day.—
Seamus Smith,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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The program also gives their families seeds to start home gardens to cultivate Gullah land connections that have been lost to time, off-island migration, and encroaching development.—
Cynthia R. Greenlee,
Bon Appétit,
28 Feb. 2025
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Although initially unclear how the building collapsed, researchers are pointing to encroaching groundwater damage as a possible reason, the Technical University of Munich’s Fouad said.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN,
27 Feb. 2025
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Lawyers for Morris argue that the lawsuit infringes on religious freedoms and that Morris never made any kind of enforceable agreement that would require him to return money to donors, according to court documents.—
Amy McDaniel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Mar. 2025
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But such an argument won’t assuage gun-rights groups, which argue that their ability to purchase firearms shouldn’t be infringed at all.—
Seth Klamann,
The Denver Post,
2 Mar. 2025
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The woman who was Jones’ ex-partner and Brown’s current partner was standing next to Brown as Jones shot him and had tried to intervene by closing the door on Jones, according to court documents.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
11 Mar. 2025
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And the second thing is to intervene in what gets in their way, to start understanding what benches women of color leaders and intervening in it.—
Marianne Schnall,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Chisel (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chisel%20%28in%29. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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