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Recent Examples of encroachment
Our manatees, panthers, bears and countless other species rely on healthy ecosystems to survive, ecosystems that are shrinking daily due to human encroachment and legislative negligence.
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Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2026
And despite the slow encroachment of the luxury market, the town still feels like a fairy tale pocket of the world, with most visitors assiduously trying to keep it that way.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Feb. 2026
The National Union of Healthcare Workers, which represents Kaiser employees, has been among the earliest to recognize and respond to the encroachment of AI into the workplace.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Before 1900, the degradation of water quality and habitat, human encroachment and unregulated harvest led to a 75% decline in North American otter populations.
—Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
Advertisement Many presidents have invoked national security to justify executive action across a range of policy areas, but its encroachment into the economic sphere minimizes the checks and balances that have traditionally played an important role in debates over economic policy.
—Inu Manak, Time, 16 Jan. 2026
Amorim felt encroachment onto his area of expertise when questioned by director of football Jason Wilcox about the way the side was lining up.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Irritation with encroachment by China and Russia into Latin America is overblown but not totally dismissible.
—Jennifer Kavanagh, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2026
That the question about Powell is even unclear is a sign of the times with a president who, in unprecedented ways, openly seeks control of Fed policy and a Fed chair who has defiantly resisted that encroachment and tried to protect the Fed’s independence.
—Steve Liesman, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2026
Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2026
And despite the slow encroachment of the luxury market, the town still feels like a fairy tale pocket of the world, with most visitors assiduously trying to keep it that way.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Feb. 2026
The National Union of Healthcare Workers, which represents Kaiser employees, has been among the earliest to recognize and respond to the encroachment of AI into the workplace.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Before 1900, the degradation of water quality and habitat, human encroachment and unregulated harvest led to a 75% decline in North American otter populations.
—Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
Advertisement Many presidents have invoked national security to justify executive action across a range of policy areas, but its encroachment into the economic sphere minimizes the checks and balances that have traditionally played an important role in debates over economic policy.
—Inu Manak, Time, 16 Jan. 2026
Amorim felt encroachment onto his area of expertise when questioned by director of football Jason Wilcox about the way the side was lining up.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Irritation with encroachment by China and Russia into Latin America is overblown but not totally dismissible.
—Jennifer Kavanagh, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2026
That the question about Powell is even unclear is a sign of the times with a president who, in unprecedented ways, openly seeks control of Fed policy and a Fed chair who has defiantly resisted that encroachment and tried to protect the Fed’s independence.
—Steve Liesman, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for encroachment
Noun
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The president who relishes causing offense now takes offense at the ongoing intrusion from a ghost of his past.—
Tara Palmeri,
Vanity Fair,
12 Feb. 2026
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This increases the risk of saltwater intrusion into the aquifer — a problem already intensified by rising sea levels.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The footage starts by referencing the fiery climax of the 2019 original, in which Pitt's stuntman Cliff Booth and Leonardo DiCaprio's Rick Dalton battled followers of Charles Manson during a home invasion.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
9 Feb. 2026
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In the first weeks after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, a strange pattern emerged in Western media coverage.—
Charles Edward Gehrke,
Fortune,
9 Feb. 2026
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In contrast with classical standards once popular in figure skating, like Swan Lake, modern pop music is largely composed by artists who are still living and earning royalties, and can bring claims for copyright infringement.—
Sara Germano,
Sportico.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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Their most recent lawsuit alleges trademark infringement and counterfeiting, along with false designation of origin and seeks unspecified damages from the online sellers.—
Paul Flahive,
Austin American Statesman,
30 Jan. 2026
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In August, Devereaux was again arrested and faced charges related to criminal trespass, jail records show.—
Suryatapa Chakraborty,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Another rider received a one-year ban on April 20, 2025 for assaulting a CATS employee, second-degree trespass and disorderly conduct.—
Amber Gaudet
Updated February 5,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Feb. 2026
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The Kremlin said its aircraft reacted to a violation of a no-fly zone Russia has established in the area near Crimea.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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The issue, Council Member Jimmy Hallyburton said, is that the city doesn’t have any definitions of violations that the organizers may have committed.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Feb. 2026
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Opposition to these incursions catalyzed a more determined resistance than Democrats had shown before.—
Mark Leibovich,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said earlier that a response to an incursion by Mexican cartel drones had led to the airspace closure and that the threat had been neutralized.—
Seung Min Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Encroachment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encroachment. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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