encroach
Example Sentences
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Over recent years, large dunes have started encroaching on the land in the village, while rolling desert sands have forced residents to shift further downhill, local pensioner Kakabai Baimedov told AFP.
From Barron's
The theater can and should be a sanctuary from the technology that is encroaching on what distinguishes us as human beings — our capacity to contemplate ourselves and others feelingly.
From Los Angeles Times
It also said that Greenpeace attempted to deprive the project of funding by falsely claiming the pipeline would encroach on tribal land.
The strategy also comes with diplomatic risks, because the attacks widen the theater of conflict and encroach on marine territory and assets belonging to third countries.
Since then, prediction markets have begun offering sports wagers, encroaching on the turf of traditional sportsbooks and prompting court battles with state gambling regulators, The Wall Street Journal has previously reported.
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