intrusion
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The couple felt bodyguards were essential to protect their family from tabloid intrusion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
It was also an intrusion into local grief, which is how we felt when we came back home to see the mountain so utterly changed.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
“That combination — high waves, high sea levels, high tides, and ... high rainfall will contribute to considerable coastal flooding, intrusion of salt water into the groundwater, and coastal erosion,” Merrifield said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
The toy and game maker discovered the intrusion in late March.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
He was ringing down the curtain on an orangutan when the business of the King’s health made its ultimate intrusion.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
The horizontal layering allows some seismic waves to travel long distances, while the vertical intrusions appear to disrupt and weaken others.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026
He's challenged what he sees as damaging press intrusions that have harmed his private life and his relationships.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
For some soccer fans, though, the commercial breaks are an intrusions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
The drone intrusions have not caused victims but they have exposed weaknesses in the Latvia's air defence system.
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
Granite intrusions poked above the water and formed a sort of breakwater that defended the island from some of the worst of the new storms.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
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The Prince and the Dressmaker
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