infringe

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GlobalFoundries is seeking compensation for lost profits and injunctive relief to bar Tower from importing or selling products that infringe on their patents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

The new agency "is intended to respond to an increasingly unstable international situation, but it must not be allowed to unjustly infringe upon citizens' rights", the Mainichi Shimbun said in an editorial Friday.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

Cox, they said, knew about the infringements, yet continued to provide network access to the infringers, who continued to infringe.

From Slate • Nov. 28, 2025

He said: "The Trump administration will not allow these human rights violations, such as the mutilation of children, laws that infringe on free speech, and racially discriminatory employment practices, to go unchecked."

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025

Back when he was thinking about getting married, he worried that taking walks with his wife would infringe on his work time.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman