encroachment
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Meanwhile, nursing, education and psychology scored as some of the least exposed to AI encroachment.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
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
School districts could simply use the new money to reduce this encroachment, freeing funds for other purposes.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
Using one signal or another, each form of life announces its proximity to the others around it, setting limits on encroachment or spreading welcome to potential symbionts.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
Patrolling has also reduced small-scale encroachments, but infrastructure projects including multiple dams are still driving deforestation.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
In addition, government figures reveal that more than 600,000 trees have been felled in Kashmir over the last five years after being identified as river encroachments.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2025
But Washington is watching China’s encroachments south of the border closely.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2025
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
He gained his reputation as an effective writer against British encroachments but was a reclusive nonpresence in debates.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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The Federalist Papers, No. 51 by James Madison
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