encroachment
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Milton and Lyman Stewart were religious zealots who were horrified by the encroachment of modernist ideas on society.
From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026
The film is best remembered as a statement of Nolan’s resistance to the encroachment of streaming.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 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
Brussels argued however that it didn't have the legal authority to ban the practices, and that any such move would be an encroachment on member states' powers.
From Barron's ● May 13, 2026
Despite these brutal acts, the Powhatans continued to resist encroachment.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
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They are also blocked by motorcycles, swallowed by parked cars, encroachments or excavated for utility works.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Patrolling has also reduced small-scale encroachments, but infrastructure projects including multiple dams are still driving deforestation.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
Friends of Hidden Beach was born out of fears that past and future private encroachments would continue to erode public access.
From Seattle Times ● May 24, 2024
The Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice John Marshall, famously rejected these encroachments in 1832’s Worcester v.
From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2023
And while I can’t say I know her that well, Jupiter Charity-Sanchez doesn’t seem the type to take kindly to encroachments upon her territory.
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
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The Federalist Papers, No. 51 by James Madison
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