as in incursion
entry made without invitation or permission
Opening other people's personal mail without permission is an intrusion into their privacy. Pardon the intrusion, but I couldn't help overhearing.
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Recent Examples of intrusion
Japan responded to Chinese and Russian aerial and maritime intrusions hundreds of times in 2024, according the country's defense ministry said on Wednesday.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
The researchers said that based on their observations, the transmitting facilities aren't particularly well-fortified against physical intrusions.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 23 Jan. 2025
President Donald Trump’s intrusion into California’s long-running conflict over water management — essentially favoring farmers over wildlife habitat — has drawn massive media and political attention.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2025
The couple are both happy, fulfilled and living their lives in Miami without the frequent intrusion of photographers, the source tells PEOPLE.
—Natasha Dye, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
The researchers said that based on their observations, the transmitting facilities aren't particularly well-fortified against physical intrusions.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 23 Jan. 2025
President Donald Trump’s intrusion into California’s long-running conflict over water management — essentially favoring farmers over wildlife habitat — has drawn massive media and political attention.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2025
The couple are both happy, fulfilled and living their lives in Miami without the frequent intrusion of photographers, the source tells PEOPLE.
—Natasha Dye, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intrusion
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North Korean troops have been deployed to Kursk since late October to repel Ukraine’s incursion in the southern Russian border region.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN,
26 Feb. 2025
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Devastating incursions in the East, displacing millions of people.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Feb. 2025
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There are no indications of a home invasion or anything like that, sources tell me, but the cops do believe more is going on than first assumed.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2025
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That sentiment was compounded earlier in the day when the U.S. joined Russia, North Korea and Belarus in opposing a United Nations resolution condemning the invasion.—
Joe Rubin,
Sacramento Bee,
26 Feb. 2025
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Waiters was taken to the Hartford Police detention facility, where she was charged with third-degree criminal trespass, second-degree beach of peace, interfering with police and assault on a public safety officer, Boisvert said.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
25 Feb. 2025
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What To Know Ashley Cross, aged 37, was charged with theft of merchandise less than $1,000 and criminal trespass after allegedly shoplifting from a Walmart store on Elvis Presley Boulevard in Memphis, Tennessee, along with another woman.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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Each claim can be worth up to $30,000 per work and, with willful infringement, $150,000 per work.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
20 Feb. 2025
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Negotiations continued until December 2020, when Ms. Paige was hit with an unexpected 100-plus page lawsuit from JLM Couture, claiming trademark infringement, violation of the noncompete agreement, and the promoting of other companies without the brand’s permission.—
Alix Strauss,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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The violations for each of the officers included standard of conduct violations, death investigation procedure violations and report preparation violations.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
3 Mar. 2025
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Poppy Alexander, a partner at Whistleblower Partners who represents whistleblowers reporting corporate FCPA violations, echoes this thinking.—
Kristen Edgreen Kaufman,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Intrusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intrusion. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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