as in to trespass
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Even before the treaty’s ratification, white settlers trespassed on the Nez Perce reservation in search of gold, according to the National Park Service.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Feb. 2025 -
For example, Henry can trespass on private property and sneak in a nap in a stranger’s bed or eat from their pot of stew at the risk of getting caught by the homeowner and driven out of town.—
George Yang,
Rolling Stone,
3 Feb. 2025
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Gavriil Grigorov | Afp | Getty Images Europe should have learned its lesson when Russian forces invaded Georgia in 2008, Estonia’s Elias-Hindoalla said, adding that the Ukraine war has since reaffirmed the importance of finding alternative suppliers and improving the bloc’s energy independence.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
6 Feb. 2025
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Air traveler invades passenger's personal space to snap photos of clouds throughout flight A woman became frustrated on a recent flight to Germany when the passenger seated next to her continuously stretched his arm out to take photos near the window.—
Ashley J. DiMella Fox News,
Fox News,
4 Feb. 2025
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The Nissan crossed the left travel lane in front of the black sedan, then encroached into the center lane, occupied by the Hyundai, causing the collision, the warrant affidavit said.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
8 Feb. 2025
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Flames encroached on the trees where butterflies roosted and, while the tree grove remains standing but singed, the status of butterflies is unclear.—
Anton Sorokin,
Smithsonian Magazine,
5 Feb. 2025
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OpenAI has been sued by The New York Times and other news publishers and creators over claims that the AI maker infringed copyrights in training its models without permission or payment.—
Angrej Singh,
Axios,
29 Jan. 2025
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The petitioner has notified service providers that facilitate access to the infringing website.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
29 Jan. 2025
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That was 40 years ago, and in the intervening years, the factory has expanded to encompass 2.8 million square feet (260,000 m2), where 3,000 people build four- and six-cylinder engines for the Hondas and Acuras people drive here in the US.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
3 Feb. 2025
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But the intervening years have seen a lot of upheaval at the Academy, and the Grammys were again at pains to prove it last night (see: the Weeknd).—
Anna Gaca,
Pitchfork,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Chisel (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chisel%20%28in%29. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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