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
The intrusion is a very significant one and an extraordinarily impactful one and an absolutely unacceptable one.
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CBS News, 22 Dec. 2024
With three weeks left in the NFL regular season, football obsessives will likely be clamoring for more RedZone soon enough, with or without commercial intrusion.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Once these devices are installed and connected to a mobile device, potential intrusions will be detected through an alarm.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 7 Dec. 2024
Human intrusion impacts every deer differently, but most mature bucks don’t tolerate much of it.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 19 Dec. 2024
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CBS News, 22 Dec. 2024
With three weeks left in the NFL regular season, football obsessives will likely be clamoring for more RedZone soon enough, with or without commercial intrusion.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Once these devices are installed and connected to a mobile device, potential intrusions will be detected through an alarm.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 7 Dec. 2024
Human intrusion impacts every deer differently, but most mature bucks don’t tolerate much of it.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 19 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for intrusion
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intrusion
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The area has been under intense siege by Israel's military since Oct. 7, 2023 — the day Hamas conducted an armed incursion into southern Israel.Neda Ulaby, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
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Russia has been fighting a Ukrainian incursion in Kursk since August.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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The city is known worldwide as the site of a Russian massacre early in the 2022 invasion.Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
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The researchers had been galvanized by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, in February, 2022.Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
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Eleven of the 22 were arrested for criminal trespass, while the remainder were family groups and were referred to Border Patrol for processing.Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 7 Jan. 2025
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Eleven of those migrants were arrested for criminal trespass, with the family groups being referred to Border Patrol for processing, Abbott said.Lily Kepner, Austin American-Statesman, 3 Jan. 2025
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The New York Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement in 2023.Sara Fischer, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
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Clearly communicating what data is being collected and how it’s being used, as well as allowing consumers to opt out of data collection, is critical for avoiding privacy infringements.Thomas Zawacki, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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TikTok is awaiting a final ruling from the Supreme Court, which heard oral arguments regarding the ban’s potential violation of the First Amendment on Jan. 10.Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 14 Jan. 2025
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Use regular audits, whistleblower protections and incident tracking systems to address violations.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Intrusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intrusion. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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