encroaching
Example Sentences
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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
Gathering it all in one place makes it feel less like its encroaching on your life.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 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
Jonathan looked about the area in which they were standing, the encroaching trees, the field beyond.
From "The Fighting Ground" by Avi
