as in incursion
a sudden attack on and entrance into hostile territory
the invasion of the Soviet Union by Germany during World War II
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Three other executions were carried out this week in the U.S., including the lethal injection earlier Thursday of an Oklahoma man for the fatal shooting of a woman during a home invasion.
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Curt Anderson, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
One prospective recipient is Russia, which the U.S. and South Korea say has already received thousands of containers of North Korean munitions to support its invasion of Ukraine.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
European leaders and Zelenskyy have argued that peacekeeping troops should then be placed in Ukraine to prevent Russia from launching a future invasion — but Moscow has also already signaled this will be viewed as a threat to Russia.
—Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 19 Mar. 2025
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
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Curt Anderson, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
One prospective recipient is Russia, which the U.S. and South Korea say has already received thousands of containers of North Korean munitions to support its invasion of Ukraine.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
European leaders and Zelenskyy have argued that peacekeeping troops should then be placed in Ukraine to prevent Russia from launching a future invasion — but Moscow has also already signaled this will be viewed as a threat to Russia.
—Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 19 Mar. 2025
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
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“Invasion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invasion. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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