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Recent Examples of Synonyms for encroachment
Noun
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This significantly lowers the barrier for cyberattacks and increases the speed and efficiency of data theft—sometimes in minutes, before security teams even detect an intrusion. 3.—
Keren Katz,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025 -
No casualties were recorded during this intrusion, and no radio station employees were present at the scene.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
16 Mar. 2025
Noun
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If the figure is confirmed, the aerial attacks would represent one of the largest on Russia since its invasion of Ukraine, and a clear attempt to show strength on the part of Kyiv.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN,
11 Mar. 2025
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The announcements came as senior officials from Ukraine and the U.S. began talks in Saudi Arabia on ending Moscow's three-year war against Kyiv, just hours after Russia downed over 300 Ukrainian drones—Ukraine's largest attack since the Kremlin's full-scale invasion.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Amid a wave of legal action over the past several years from the fast-evolving technology, the New York Times sued OpenAI for copyright infringement.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
17 Mar. 2025
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Additionally, Milestone Pharmaceuticals faces risks related to its intellectual property, including the inability to obtain or maintain patent protection, potential infringement claims from third parties, and the need to share proprietary information with third parties.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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According to the arrest affidavits, sheriff’s deputies arrived on the morning of Saturday, March 1, and gave trespass warnings to 10 people at the camp.—
Abe Aboraya,
Orlando Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2025
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The teen was found in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, 14.5 miles south of Denver, after police responded to a trespass call on Feb. 23.—
Julia Gomez,
USA TODAY,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Kalkbrenner hit a jump hook and the Huskies turned the ball over on a shot clock violation as Creighton came out of the break on a 9-3 run, its lead swelling to 17 points.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
15 Mar. 2025
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Israeli military operations inside Gaza have continued since the ceasefire began – in response, the IDF has said, to threats to its troops or Hamas violations, but there has been a decline in casualties.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The president has falsely proclaimed an invasion and predatory incursion to use a law written for wartime for peacetime immigration enforcement.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
16 Mar. 2025
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Trump has already begun making the case that such an incursion or invasion is already underway.—
Ivana Saric,
Axios,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Encroachment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encroachment. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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