intrude
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"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
The Code of Fundraising Practice stipulates that charities should not unreasonably intrude on a person's privacy, put undue pressure on a person to donate, or use unreasonably persistent approaches.
From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2026
Woodward decision established clear limits on state power to intrude on private corporations, strengthening corporate rights and autonomy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2025
“No. No, we can’t call the Costellos now. We can’t intrude on them now.”
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
But although Adrian soon picks up a camera as well, increasingly interested in being a filmmaker himself, he resents how his father intrudes on their time together by constantly shooting their conversations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
The "Jerk" method identifies extremely small ground motions that occur when magma intrudes into the crust.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 15, 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
Mostly the kids here don’t seem to notice anything unless it intrudes on their idea of personal space.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
The Kim regime seethed when, on four different occasions between September and January, drones intruded into North Korea’s airspace.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026
This signal confirmed that magma had intruded beneath the volcano.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 15, 2026
But one way is, has it intruded upon your imagination?
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 19, 2024
But before she got too carried away, reality intruded.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2024
Nita’s face intruded on his thoughts, her smug look when she teased him about not eating with a fork and knife and spoon.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
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
When adults appear in the background, intruding in the hackers’ bedrooms, they deflate the mood with their insensitivity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
The intruding ravens were tentative for a while — expecting the eagles to return, according to Voisard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2026
The woman speaks in a soft voice as if she suspects she is intruding.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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