incursion
noun
in·cur·sion
in-ˈkər-zhən 
1
: a hostile entrance into a territory : raid
2
: an entering in or into (something, such as an activity or undertaking)
his only incursion into the arts
Examples of incursion in a Sentence
an incursion into enemy airspace
there were incursions from the border every summer
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Beneath the political theatrics lies a more troubling trend: the quiet incursion of Venezuelan criminal organizations — known locally as sindicatos — into Guyanese territory.
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Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
Putin has had several bad weeks during his full-scale invasion, such as the destruction of the Black Sea Fleet flagship Moskva in April 2022, Russia's retreat from Kherson in November that year and Ukraine's incursion into the Kursk region in August 2024.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
The Administration has relied on two pretexts to justify these incursions.
—Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
There has also been a series of near misses and runway incursions and, over the past two weeks, controllers overseeing traffic at Newark Liberty International Airport lost radar communications with airplanes on three separate occasions.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
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Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
Putin has had several bad weeks during his full-scale invasion, such as the destruction of the Black Sea Fleet flagship Moskva in April 2022, Russia's retreat from Kherson in November that year and Ukraine's incursion into the Kursk region in August 2024.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
The Administration has relied on two pretexts to justify these incursions.
—Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
There has also been a series of near misses and runway incursions and, over the past two weeks, controllers overseeing traffic at Newark Liberty International Airport lost radar communications with airplanes on three separate occasions.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
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“Incursion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incursion. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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incursion
noun
in·cur·sion
in-ˈkər-zhən
: a sudden usually temporary invasion : raid
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