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infringe

[in-frinj] / ɪnˈfrɪndʒ /


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From what you’re saying, this won’t infringe upon your values and would make you a more efficient worker.

From MarketWatch Aug. 7, 2026

Economic order came through the Constitution, which established checks and balances between the branches, divided responsibility between the state and federal governments, and enumerated individual rights that government couldn’t infringe.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 4, 2026

It said the intervention was needed to prevent "serious and irreparable harm to competition in this growing market by Meta's conduct", which it said appeared to infringe EU competition rules.

From BBC Jun. 9, 2026

Arguably worse, he tries to stop RIH from “aiding,” “abetting,” or “encouraging” anyone else from asking these courts for help, reaching far beyond the hospital to infringe upon the rights of nonparties.

From Slate May 19, 2026

“This little treasure is all mine, gentlemen and ladies. Please, I beg you. Do not infringe on my discovery ” “Mr. Remorso,” said Despereaux.

From "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread" by Kate DiCamillo

Civil-rights lawyers and former DHS staffers see it differently and say the system infringes free speech.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

"This will prevent serious and irreparable harm to competition in this growing market by Meta's conduct, which at first sight infringes EU competition rules," the commission said.

From Barron's Jun. 9, 2026

However, in Skrmetti, the court denied a petition by minors and their parents that argued the ban also infringes on parental rights protected under the due process clause.

From Slate Aug. 13, 2025

Student activists have long campaigned for hairstyle rules to be relaxed, saying it infringes on their human dignity and personal freedom over their bodies.

From BBC Mar. 7, 2025

Therefore, as it is a product of unanimity, the penalties which follow on the infractions of its behests are terrible; she who infringes it becomes, not a heroine, but an outcast.

From The Intelligence of Woman by Walter Lionel George

France's top court has struck down a ban on social media for under-15s, saying it infringed upon freedom of expression.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

Some felt it infringed on their sense of nostalgia.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

The lawsuit claimed the invention infringed on Edison’s own work—a familiar maneuver in an era when patent law functioned as both shield and weapon.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 18, 2026

Last year, the celebrity video platform Cameo sued OpenAI, alleging that the San Francisco company infringed its trademark.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 18, 2026

Lawrence was predictably incensed by the implication that his patent claims might have infringed Caltech’s claim to primacy.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

“Secure ballot envelope identifiers provide a reliable, auditable mechanism to enforce Federal law without unduly burdening or infringing on the rights of eligible voters,” the order reads.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 31, 2026

The drugmakers accused Moderna of infringing on several patents covering lipid nanoparticle technology, which is a critical component of Moderna’s mRNA vaccines.

From Barron's Mar. 4, 2026

Many of the clips are based on real actors, TV shows and films, and major US studios have now demanded that it must "immediately cease" infringing copyright.

From BBC Feb. 13, 2026

Yet Novo Nordisk argued that even the Hims & Hers injected versions of its drugs are infringing on a patent.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 9, 2026

Most people in our community are decent, hardworking citizens who pursue their own interests legally and without infringing on the rights of others.

From "Monster" by Walter Dean Myers




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