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Recent Examples of encroach
Similarly, we’re told that this island has been struggling with modernity, experiencing an existential crisis because its age-old traditions and seemingly unchanging ways are being encroached upon by technology and outsiders.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 26 Jan. 2025
Many pointed out that humans have encroached on mountain lion habitat.
—Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 13 Jan. 2025
At that time, with commercial fishing encroaching on their traditional livelihoods, most people in his town decided to take up piracy, Khamis asserted.
—Soham Mitra, Lou Robinson and Patrick Gallagher, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025
The researchers hope their study serves as a call to further investigate deep-sea biodiversity in the face of encroaching human activities like industrial fishing and offshore drilling.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Jan. 2025
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 26 Jan. 2025
Many pointed out that humans have encroached on mountain lion habitat.
—Brooke Baitinger, Idaho Statesman, 13 Jan. 2025
At that time, with commercial fishing encroaching on their traditional livelihoods, most people in his town decided to take up piracy, Khamis asserted.
—Soham Mitra, Lou Robinson and Patrick Gallagher, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025
The researchers hope their study serves as a call to further investigate deep-sea biodiversity in the face of encroaching human activities like industrial fishing and offshore drilling.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for encroach
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As early as 2018, Israel caught wind of Hamas' battle plan to invade Israel from neighboring Gaza.—
Daniel Estrin,
NPR,
5 Mar. 2025
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Trump has called for a ceasefire and pushed Zelenskyy to make a peace deal three years after Russia invaded the country.—
Riley Beggin,
USA TODAY,
4 Mar. 2025
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Still, Kansas hung around and even crept ahead 46-45 with just over 5 minutes remaining.—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 2025
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But, some teams are creeping closely behind with games in hand.—
Ryan Morik,
Fox News,
5 Mar. 2025
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Cracks, 15 feet long and several feet wide, snaked up the sides of buildings.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
4 Mar. 2025
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Ramadan in Gaza In Gaza’s southern city of Rafah, AP video showed a long table set for the breaking of the day’s Ramadan fast, snaking through the ruins and lit by strings of lights as the sky darkened.—
David Rising,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Encroach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encroach. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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