trespass
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After confirming it was valid, a sheriff’s deputy — one of nine at the scene — told the activists they could remain on the road but could not trespass.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
The fearful unknowns that trespass, that make the days precarious and some nights miles long, also seed the imagination, creativity and art.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026
Its goal was to limit state tort claims, like assault and trespass, against federal officials acting under federal authority.
From Slate ● Apr. 15, 2026
Wallace and the four other 18-year-olds involved were also charged with criminal trespass and littering on private property.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2026
Each year the children had grown older, bolder, louder; but Clare had never thought they would trespass into his beloved Deadwood.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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The pope has led millions in a prayer that explicitly asks God to wipe their record clean of all trespasses.
From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2026
The one who rewards you for trusting his trespasses.
From Slate ● Apr. 27, 2025
And yet Maxine is a good person, whose schemes and trespasses one does not quite forgive, but makes allowances for against hopeful future corrections.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2024
But as in her earlier royal biography, Brown seems perennially torn between excoriating tabloid reporters for their most egregious trespasses and reveling in their discoveries.
From New York Times ● Apr. 22, 2022
But Seanie always had a way of obsessing about things like they were the greatest trespasses ever committed against his pitiful soul.
From "Winger" by Andrew Smith
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Often, São Paulo capybaras just need rescuing after they’ve trespassed: Sometimes a capybara has made its way into a home or business overnight and needs bailing out.
From Slate ● May 27, 2026
This fall some 20 Russian long-range drones deliberately trespassed into Polish airspace.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025
“For years, DxE has harassed farm families and workers, trespassed on private property and stolen from local businesses,” Dayna Ghirardelli, executive director of the Sonoma County Farm Bureau, said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2025
Taipei said the fishing boat trespassed into Taiwanese waters and the four fishermen on board resisted an inspection.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2024
Once your animal has trespassed upon your territory, be unflagging in your outrage.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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Robson was booked Monday evening and charged with one misdemeanor count of trespassing and refusing to leave private property, according to court records.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
The criminal charge: trespassing on the former IBM campus here.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Locals accuse trawlers of illegally trespassing into shallow waters reserved for small, local boats.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
Jon Pearce, Labour MP for High Peak, confirmed on Wednesday that dye had been ordered again to "deter people from gathering and trespassing at the site".
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
"I don't think you should. I think I should take you to the principal. You are trespassing."
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
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