as in incursions
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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Recent Examples of invasions
No laws limited the Mongol invasions of Europe in the 13th century or the European colonial invasions of Latin American, African and Asian societies in the 18th through 20th centuries.
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Hurst Hannum, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2025
Google is engaged in a similar legal fight, with users of that company’s voice assistant also alleging invasions of privacy.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 5 Jan. 2025
America's geography has been an enormous blessing, helping to keep her safer from invasions than other states that find themselves at the crossroads of empires.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
During the Second World War, such enormous amphibious invasions as Normandy, Iwo Jima and Leyte Gulf in the Philippines, were inherently more complex in logistical terms than the Bulge.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
Models predict that insect invasions will increase by 36 percent between 2005 and 2050.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown appears to be the latest high-profile athlete to be targeted in a string of home invasions at the homes of athletes and their families, according to a new local report.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
That approach will only expand the Kremlin’s empire-building ambitions, and likely spark a new series of invasions.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Join 13 others in the comments View Comments Wherever the tablet was originally situated was likely to have been destroyed by either the Roman invasions of 400-600 CE or as a result of the Crusades in the late 11th century, Sotheby’s explained.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
Hurst Hannum, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2025
Google is engaged in a similar legal fight, with users of that company’s voice assistant also alleging invasions of privacy.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 5 Jan. 2025
America's geography has been an enormous blessing, helping to keep her safer from invasions than other states that find themselves at the crossroads of empires.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
During the Second World War, such enormous amphibious invasions as Normandy, Iwo Jima and Leyte Gulf in the Philippines, were inherently more complex in logistical terms than the Bulge.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
Models predict that insect invasions will increase by 36 percent between 2005 and 2050.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown appears to be the latest high-profile athlete to be targeted in a string of home invasions at the homes of athletes and their families, according to a new local report.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
That approach will only expand the Kremlin’s empire-building ambitions, and likely spark a new series of invasions.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Join 13 others in the comments View Comments Wherever the tablet was originally situated was likely to have been destroyed by either the Roman invasions of 400-600 CE or as a result of the Crusades in the late 11th century, Sotheby’s explained.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Invasions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invasions. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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