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intrude

[in-trood] / ɪnˈtrud /


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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

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

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

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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