trespass
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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
A jury last year took their side, awarding more than $660 million in damages across three Greenpeace entities, citing charges including trespass, nuisance, conspiracy and deprivation of property access.
From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026
She couldn’t possibly know them in one night of trespass.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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
Out of such trespasses, directorial careers are born.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2023
I’m not even Roman Catholic and I felt forgiven for my trespasses.
From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2021
That was not the only rebuke I received on account of my trespasses against the reverend.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Their evidence also stated that access could only be gained to the site by approved maintenance staff, residents in the immediate area, or if members of the public trespassed.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
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
Early last year, Reeves filed for a temporary restraining order against a man who allegedly trespassed on the actor’s property at least six times between November 2022 and January 2023.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2024
At length, he demanded, “Why have you trespassed here?”
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
When challenged on the fact this is trespassing, he said: "They're all wide open, so anybody can walk in. I think it's public land."
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Locals accuse trawlers of illegally trespassing into shallow waters reserved for small, local boats.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
Domagala kept calling the cops, and the village eventually issued a trespassing citation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 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
Here the Wood was a secret place, and she knew she was trespassing.
From "Ash" by Malinda Lo
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