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infringe

[in-frinj] / ɪnˈfrɪndʒ /


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From what you’re saying, this won’t infringe upon your values and would make you a more efficient worker.

From MarketWatch Aug. 7, 2026

The EU on Monday ruled that a French draft law to ban social media for under-15s would infringe the bloc's rules if approved in its current form.

From Barron's Jul. 6, 2026

It said the intervention was needed to prevent "serious and irreparable harm to competition in this growing market by Meta's conduct", which it said appeared to infringe EU competition rules.

From BBC Jun. 9, 2026

Arguably worse, he tries to stop RIH from “aiding,” “abetting,” or “encouraging” anyone else from asking these courts for help, reaching far beyond the hospital to infringe upon the rights of nonparties.

From Slate May 19, 2026

“This little treasure is all mine, gentlemen and ladies. Please, I beg you. Do not infringe on my discovery ” “Mr. Remorso,” said Despereaux.

From "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread" by Kate DiCamillo

Civil-rights lawyers and former DHS staffers see it differently and say the system infringes free speech.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

"This will prevent serious and irreparable harm to competition in this growing market by Meta's conduct, which at first sight infringes EU competition rules," the commission said.

From Barron's Jun. 9, 2026

However, in Skrmetti, the court denied a petition by minors and their parents that argued the ban also infringes on parental rights protected under the due process clause.

From Slate Aug. 13, 2025

Student activists have long campaigned for hairstyle rules to be relaxed, saying it infringes on their human dignity and personal freedom over their bodies.

From BBC Mar. 7, 2025

It is charged that eugenics infringes on the freedom of the individual.

From Applied Eugenics by Paul Popenoe

Some felt it infringed on their sense of nostalgia.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

District Judge Aileen Cannon agreed, reiterating that “the allegedly infringed material — basic ideas, themes, metaphors, isolated words, and short phrases — is not protected expression and cannot be infringed.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

The lawsuit claimed the invention infringed on Edison’s own work—a familiar maneuver in an era when patent law functioned as both shield and weapon.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 18, 2026

The release comes 24 hours after Swift was sued by a writer, who says the singer infringed her trademark.

From BBC Mar. 31, 2026

“There can be no lighter topics when human rights are being infringed upon.”

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

SConnect said all infringing videos were removed, and that Wolfoo animations made after mid-2020 used only voices and sounds that were created in-house.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

Charles Rivkin, the chairman and chief executive of the Motion Picture Association, called on ByteDance to "immediately cease its infringing activity," accusing it of disregarding copyright law that protects creators and underpins millions of jobs.

From Barron's Apr. 24, 2026

“Secure ballot envelope identifiers provide a reliable, auditable mechanism to enforce Federal law without unduly burdening or infringing on the rights of eligible voters,” the order reads.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 31, 2026

The Motion Picture Association, which represents major US studios like Warner Bros Discovery, Paramount and Netflix, has demanded that the tool "immediately cease its infringing activity".

From BBC Feb. 15, 2026

I relied on Wolfie to procure reading material for me and I fear that I took over his life, infringing on both his work and pleasure.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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