encroachment

Example Sentences

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The only visible law enforcement presence is a police car rammed across the driveway, signaling the limits of encroachment, like an invisible wall in a video game.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026

The National Union of Healthcare Workers, which represents Kaiser employees, has been among the earliest to recognize and respond to the encroachment of AI into the workplace.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

While banks have embraced some aspects of crypto—helping people invest in bitcoin and using digital assets to make money transfers more efficient—they are drawing a line at encroachment on their core business: consumer deposits.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

North Korea denounced on Sunday the United States' capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro as a "serious encroachment of sovereignty", state media said.

From Barron's • Jan. 4, 2026

They were responding to Sitting Bull’s message to gather and talk about the encroachment of the white people.

From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III