intrude
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Justice Scalia’s opinion for the court held that it was, because the device allowed the police to intrude on the privacy of the home’s interior.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
"The court does not intrude on parliament by ensuring parliament can sit," the judgement said.
From Barron's ● May 1, 2026
Saber-rattling trumpet and timpani intrude and are shushed away as worthless.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026
These thoughts even intrude on him when he’s reading for fun—or trying to.
From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2025
I wouldn’t want to intrude, not for all the money in the world.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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Instead, rising magma intrudes into Yellowstone’s shallow hydrothermal system, rapidly vaporising immense volumes of water.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
Anderson plays the children's mother, whose presence intrudes into the family's lives despite her apparently having been killed by wolves.
From Barron's ● Feb. 14, 2026
They are living ghosts, traumatized survivors of a school shooting that occurred 10 years earlier, but the memory of which intrudes like an unwelcome guest on a wedding celebration taking place in the present.
From Seattle Times ● May 28, 2024
But time intrudes and the Zenyatta story has drifted off, needing a milestone to rekindle the memories.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2023
But then the Doctorita intrudes on my fantasy, barging into my dream house and flipping off the stereo.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
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At highway speeds, the BBS’s inner peace is intruded upon only by the distant drumming of the vast wheels and tires.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026
This signal confirmed that magma had intruded beneath the volcano.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 15, 2026
When more theatrical elements come into play — such as the Mexican flower lady crying, “Flores para los Muertos” — the staging feels almost intruded upon by an extraneous sensibility.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2024
But one way is, has it intruded upon your imagination?
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 19, 2024
It took me a while to get to sleep and when I did, Mom and Dad and Miss Riley and Mr. Caton and Calvin Suggs alternately intruded into my dreams.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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In the town of Grevena further to the south, 48‑year‑old Lefteris Zioutis regularly posts images of intruding bears on social media.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
The way everyone responded to this error—by turning a simple mistake into a ritual flogging—only bolsters the toxic notion that the press is forever viciously intruding on the secret, sacred work of perfect jurists.
From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026
The intruding ravens were tentative for a while — expecting the eagles to return, according to Voisard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2026
This includes not putting people under undue pressure to donate and not unreasonably intruding on their privacy.
From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2026
As I turned ahead, a massive form emerged from the darkness, intruding into the electrical lights’ harsh gleam.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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