as in incursion
a sudden attack on and entrance into hostile territory
the invasion of the Soviet Union by Germany during World War II
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But that duty lasted only until the radio towers were destroyed by the German Army a month after the invasion.
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IEEE Spectrum, 8 Jan. 2025
Nearly three years after Russia’s full-scale invasion, the war is accelerating Ukraine’s rapid depopulation, exacerbating a demographic crisis that has been deepening for three decades.
—Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Jan. 2025
Similarly, in 1990, the United States made no serious effort to deter Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait but then took up arms to repel the attack after the fact.
—Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Israel conducted intense air raids and then began a ground invasion into south Lebanon in late September to retaliate against Hezbollah, the Lebanese militant group that had been attacking it in solidarity with Hamas after the Oct. 7, 2023, terror attacks on Israel.
—Abdi Latif Dahir, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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IEEE Spectrum, 8 Jan. 2025
Nearly three years after Russia’s full-scale invasion, the war is accelerating Ukraine’s rapid depopulation, exacerbating a demographic crisis that has been deepening for three decades.
—Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Jan. 2025
Similarly, in 1990, the United States made no serious effort to deter Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait but then took up arms to repel the attack after the fact.
—Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Israel conducted intense air raids and then began a ground invasion into south Lebanon in late September to retaliate against Hezbollah, the Lebanese militant group that had been attacking it in solidarity with Hamas after the Oct. 7, 2023, terror attacks on Israel.
—Abdi Latif Dahir, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Invasion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invasion. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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