encroach
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This will give low pressure an opportunity to encroach and bring the chance of much-needed rain.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
Books occupy a unique place within physical media — one of the last forms that does not track, monitor, or encroach on the humans who read them.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
She initially welcomed the project, before realising the airport would encroach on her land.
From Barron's ● May 18, 2026
School districts have seen an explosion in special education costs in recent years, forcing them to encroach on their general funds.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
It was true, the trees did encroach on our little clearing.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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The Akal Takht says the law does not limit itself to criminalising acts of sacrilege but also encroaches on matters that should be decided by Sikh religious institutions.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
It has also begun the construction of a wall that encroaches on Lebanese territory, according to Unifil, the United Nations peacekeeping force.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
Children’s programming has been a growth area for Netflix as it encroaches on the traditional broadcasters’ turf.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2025
Even when they aren't being poached, apes are threatened by habitat loss as human civilization increasingly encroaches on their natural habitats.
From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2024
Since only 10 percent of thru-hikers make it this far, and it is too distant for most day hikers, the trail in Maine is much more thinly used, and so the foliage encroaches.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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The meta-reality and meta-commentary of the broadcast encroached on and eventually overtook the game on the field.
From Salon ● Apr. 13, 2026
However, his groundbreaking TV series Twin Peaks remained for many his greatest work - portraying an idyllic American small town encroached by a chaotic unconscious world.
From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2025
Such upstart trading platforms have encroached on the turf of established gambling companies by offering “event contracts” on games that are similar to traditional sports bets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2025
Although the technology has encroached on people’s everyday lives in small and large ways, this seemed to be a more egregious example of it in housing.
From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2025
The forest encroached on both sides, leaving the road ahead only discernible for a few meters as it twisted, serpentlike, around the ancient trees.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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An orangutan mother and her baby, threatened by encroaching wildfires to their habitat in Indonesia, were rescued earlier this week, authorities said in a statement Saturday.
From Barron's ● Sep. 5, 2026
This 2.5-inch lizard lives exclusively in the West Texas dunes, where oil and gas production has been encroaching on its territory, the groups argued.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
Keeping the encroaching natural world at bay is a struggle in neighborhoods adjacent to Los Angeles County’s wildlands.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
CME Group sued the top U.S. derivatives regulator Thursday to thwart Kalshi, an upstart prediction-markets platform, from encroaching on its turf as the nation’s leading futures exchange.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
She thought again, with an air of encroaching panic.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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