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incursion

[in-kur-zhuhn, -shuhn] / ɪnˈkɜr ʒən, -ʃən /


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Another Italian and two Turkish jet fighters were scrambled in response to the incursion.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Gamers were quick to slam the policy as an unethical incursion on their privacy.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

The assessments envision scenarios ranging from a cyberattack to a small-scale land incursion.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Here the enduring wisdom of Indian spiritual philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti, Ojai’s informal patron saint, serves even to hold a recent incursion of ultra-rich to account.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 23, 2026

When the Europeans actually arrived, the battered, fragmented cultures could not unite to resist the incursion.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Romania has faced frequent drone incursions since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 -- -- including some crashes on its territory.

From Barron's Aug. 8, 2026

Royal Navy has deployed its flagship aircraft carrier to deter Moscow’s incursions into strategic waterways.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

During the 2024 Olympics in Paris, French authorities detected more than 350 drone incursions, leading to 81 arrests, according to a report by the National Assembly.

From Barron's Jun. 29, 2026

I tolerate these brief incursions, which are far fewer than the ads that load up individual leagues’ official apps.

From Slate Jun. 10, 2026

This chapter and the next will explore how two different Indian societies, the Wampanoag and the Inka, reacted to the incursions from across the sea.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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