intrude upon
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"Because these eDNA techniques are non-invasive, you don't have to intrude upon the species you are studying," Duffy said.
From Science Daily • Jan. 9, 2024
“Because this court cannot intrude upon the domain of the General Assembly, however, it declines plaintiffs invitation to compare the 2023 remedial plans with plans preferred by plaintiffs and crown the illustrative plans the winners.”
From Seattle Times • Dec. 28, 2023
But nothing, he said, “comes close to the soul-crushing impact of losing my wife … the pain, darkness and emptiness intrude upon each and every day.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2023
“These secret installations not only invade owners’ reasonable expectation of privacy, but they also intrude upon owners’ property right in their mobile device,” Mr. Wright and Mr. Kula claim.
From Washington Times • Nov. 17, 2022
“Madame,” said I, ”’twas far from our intention to intrude upon the grief of any; but believing the house unoccupied, we wished to take shelter here for a few hours before resuming our journey.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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