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
This high-tech garment completely blocks electromagnetic radiation, infrared detection and bacteria, effectively shielding the entire body from unwanted digital intrusions.
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 17 Feb. 2025
At local farmers’ markets, customers were appalled by the intrusion by an outsider.
—Kim Severson, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Indeed, if this technology works as expected (and the crust doesn't find new ways to fight back against our intrusions), and the economics stack up, this new use for gyrotrons could ironically end up putting fusion reactors out of a job.
—New Atlas, 23 Feb. 2025
Though the phenomenon has been occurring for years, warming temperatures means these intrusions are occurring more frequently.
—Simmone Shah, TIME, 12 Feb. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 17 Feb. 2025
At local farmers’ markets, customers were appalled by the intrusion by an outsider.
—Kim Severson, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Indeed, if this technology works as expected (and the crust doesn't find new ways to fight back against our intrusions), and the economics stack up, this new use for gyrotrons could ironically end up putting fusion reactors out of a job.
—New Atlas, 23 Feb. 2025
Though the phenomenon has been occurring for years, warming temperatures means these intrusions are occurring more frequently.
—Simmone Shah, TIME, 12 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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If the figure is confirmed, the aerial attacks would represent one of the largest on Russia since its invasion of Ukraine, and a clear attempt to show strength on the part of Kyiv.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN,
11 Mar. 2025
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The brigade supported Ukraine’s August invasion of Russia’s Kursk Oblast and, under attack by an elite Russian drone group, may have evacuated the oblast in recent days alongside other Ukrainian brigades.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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According to the arrest affidavits, sheriff’s deputies arrived on the morning of Saturday, March 1, and gave trespass warnings to 10 people at the camp.—
Abe Aboraya,
Orlando Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2025
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The teen was found in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, 14.5 miles south of Denver, after police responded to a trespass call on Feb. 23.—
Julia Gomez,
USA TODAY,
6 Mar. 2025
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This infringement could not be assuaged by Winfrey’s acting career, which was foundering.—
Armond White,
National Review,
7 Mar. 2025
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The suggestion has prompted concern from some analysts, who say that such duties on the pharma industry would mark an infringement of rules set by the World Trade Organization — which counts the U.S. as a member.—
Karen Gilchrist,
CNBC,
4 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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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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“Intrusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intrusion. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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