encroachment
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Meanwhile, nursing, education and psychology scored as some of the least exposed to AI encroachment.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
Now, they are threatened primarily by human encroachment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
The new technology was all the more vital given the frequency with which viruses are now emerging due to population growth, greater movement across borders and human encroachment on animal habitats, he said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
And yet, the encroachment on academic freedom has become both more extreme and more inchoate.
From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026
Using one signal or another, each form of life announces its proximity to the others around it, setting limits on encroachment or spreading welcome to potential symbionts.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
In Gurugram, a suburb of Delhi, district town planner RS Batth has won praise for acting against illegal construction and encroachments.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Patrolling has also reduced small-scale encroachments, but infrastructure projects including multiple dams are still driving deforestation.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
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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The Federalist Papers, No. 51 by James Madison
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