as in invasion
a sudden attack on and entrance into hostile territory
there were incursions from the border every summer
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Recent Examples of incursion
In total, the FAA recorded 130 runway incursions at Texas airports last year.
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Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2025
Human incursions into wild areas in the name of progress are destroying ecosystems and the creatures that inhabit them.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 29 Jan. 2025
As Ronald Allen learned, plaintiffs have to prove they have been harmed by the incursion.
—Alana Semuels, TIME, 28 Jan. 2025
But while French speakers still resist the incursion of English, Quebec City is evolving.
—Vjosa Isai, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2025
Human incursions into wild areas in the name of progress are destroying ecosystems and the creatures that inhabit them.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 29 Jan. 2025
As Ronald Allen learned, plaintiffs have to prove they have been harmed by the incursion.
—Alana Semuels, TIME, 28 Jan. 2025
But while French speakers still resist the incursion of English, Quebec City is evolving.
—Vjosa Isai, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Incursion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incursion. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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