encroachment
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And yet, the encroachment on academic freedom has become both more extreme and more inchoate.
From Salon • Jun. 20, 2026
However, a New York Times report on Monday pointed to deep concerns on the Greenlandic side about encroachment of sovereignty.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
School districts could simply use the new money to reduce this encroachment, freeing funds for other purposes.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
Akbarzadeh said Iran would “not allow any kind of encroachment upon its waters and interests.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
From the time the first Portuguese explorer, Pedro Álvares Cabral, discovered Brazil in the year 1500, the Indian population was negatively impacted—from disease to enslavement to encroachment on their land and way of life.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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The Federalist Papers, No. 51 by James Madison
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Vocabulary Video Contest (2013) - List 1
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