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encroachment

[en-krohch-muhnt] / ɛnˈkroʊtʃ mənt /
NOUN
infringement
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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

Among the crises highlighted was AI encroachment, the subject of science and technology category winner Karen Hao’s “Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman’s OpenAI.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

However, such controversy narrows the issue of A.I.’s steady encroachment to one of process, rather than impact.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

The advisers brainstormed an approach that would take a harder line on China’s encroachment on American technology.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Some of the PAC men had already been on the island, and saw our arrival as an encroachment on their territory.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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