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encroachment

[en-krohch-muhnt] / ɛnˈkroʊtʃ mənt /
NOUN
infringement
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The film is best remembered as a statement of Nolan’s resistance to the encroachment of streaming.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

And yet, the encroachment on academic freedom has become both more extreme and more inchoate.

From Salon Jun. 20, 2026

However, a New York Times report on Monday pointed to deep concerns on the Greenlandic side about encroachment of sovereignty.

From BBC May 22, 2026

Brussels argued however that it didn't have the legal authority to ban the practices, and that any such move would be an encroachment on member states' powers.

From Barron's May 13, 2026

From the time the first Portuguese explorer, Pedro Álvares Cabral, discovered Brazil in the year 1500, the Indian population was negatively impacted—from disease to enslavement to encroachment on their land and way of life.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple

Patrolling has also reduced small-scale encroachments, but infrastructure projects including multiple dams are still driving deforestation.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

In addition, government figures reveal that more than 600,000 trees have been felled in Kashmir over the last five years after being identified as river encroachments.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2025

To see his encroachments on the free press spoken of in the language of liberty and freedom is especially cynical.

From Slate Mar. 13, 2025

But Washington is watching China’s encroachments south of the border closely.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 5, 2025

He gained his reputation as an effective writer against British encroachments but was a reclusive nonpresence in debates.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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