intruders

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Wearing a red feather headdress, Bepdjo told AFP of rising tensions with intruders in the Bau Indigenous Territory in Para state, four years after his people expelled almost 200 prospectors.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Daniel testified he was being detained in a bathroom with the shower running when one of the intruders burst in and said something in a foreign language.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

"The body treats microplastics as foreign intruders, which prompts the brain's immune cells to attack them. When the brain is stressed by factors like toxins or environmental pollutants this also causes oxidative stress," he said.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

At night, they patrol the expansive property to ensure intruders don’t breach the perimeter, according to neighbors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

The mattress was part way off the bed, as if he had been engaged in the night in some scuffle with intruders.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson