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intrusion

[in-troo-zhuhn] / ɪnˈtru ʒən /


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Swells will not only bring the potential for water intrusion, but also hazardous surf — ranging from 3 to 6 feet in some areas — and rip currents, according to the weather service.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

And the icky feelings about the intrusion may persist until you have transparent conversations about it.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

It later called the intrusion a “marketing campaign” and said it wouldn’t publish the stolen data.

From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2026

The researchers identified a large thermal gradient, with temperatures reaching approximately 350 degrees Celsius beside the magma intrusion and falling to about 72 degrees Celsius at an ancient seafloor asphalt spill roughly 300 meters higher.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

I’m not proud of it, but I resented the intrusion.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd

Hackers used a Chinese artificial-intelligence agent to attack South Korea’s biggest banks and steal the personal information of 68,000 people, officials said, marking one of the first such AI-powered intrusions into the global financial system.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Companies tolerated these intrusions because the finances of their businesses were still good enough.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Rowan told BBC Spotlight he was not surprised and says he would not rule out deeper intrusions into his communications data.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

I couldn’t hear them at all, but I got the impression that those intrusions and distractions were weighing on her.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

He was good-humored about my intrusions, but only if I didn’t stay too long.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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