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as in violating
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as in invading
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infringing
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After Conley admitted to violating parole in federal court on Monday, Hall revoked his supervised release and sentenced him to 21 months in or with no supervised release to follow.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
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Wiener is also pushing new legislation — called the No Kings Act — that would allow people in California to sue federal agents for violating their rights.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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The thymus is responsible for producing the body’s T cells, which help to target and destroy invading pathogens.—
Taylor Mitchell Brown,
Scientific American,
14 Feb. 2026
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The Pentagon worries that an expanding Chinese arsenal could be a prelude to invading Taiwan or an attempt to beat America's missile defenses, Panda said.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2026
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The design calls for stripping the iron bars off windows and breaching the castle walls for generous corner entrances.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
10 Feb. 2026
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The same month, Meta was hit with a 200 million euros fine for breaching obligations to give consumers the choice of a service that uses less of their personal data.—
Kai Nicol-Schwarz,
CNBC,
9 Feb. 2026
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In principle, besides fluctuating stars transients can be associated with other things, too, such as extreme space weather events impinging on the upper atmosphere, sunlight glinting off reflective objects near Earth, as well as flaws in the telescope or the imaging process.—
Jonathan O'Callaghan,
Scientific American,
27 Oct. 2025
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Workers aren’t necessarily worried about AI impinging on their jobs – a large majority, 80%, view AI technologies, including gen AI, as more of an opportunity than a threat.—
Joe McKendrick,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Please tell me what to do or say that will get the job done without unnecessarily embarrassing or offending this person.—
Judith Martin,
Dallas Morning News,
4 Feb. 2026
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Police said that through witness statements and security footage from the area, officers were able to identify the offending vehicle and searched the area.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
3 Feb. 2026
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Rewatching bits and pieces of the director’s filmography this week, the ongoing investigation into the killings of Reiner and his wife kept intruding.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
16 Dec. 2025
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Supported by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research’s long-standing Research for Civil Security program, the system uses an extendable net to safely capture intruding drones without causing debris or collateral damage.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Nov. 2025
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Critics have also accused him of entrenching corruption, weakening public services, and expanding his control over the judiciary and security forces.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
28 Jan. 2026
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Richards started 45 games for Palace in the calendar year, entrenching himself as the right-sided center back in coach Oliver Glasner’s back three.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Infringing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infringing. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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