intrusive
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“It’s a completely overly intrusive way to collect discovery,” Robbins told Frimpong, noting that agents who had been deployed to L.A. were now scattered across the country.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
And, just incidentally, are all high-profile investigations of the future destined to be fodder for the kind of intrusive online “detectives” who were drawn to the city of Moscow like flies to an abattoir?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
“Of course, no line that the States draw will satisfy everyone. But the Judiciary is not the proper institution to make what would often be arbitrary and highly intrusive athlete-by-athlete assessments.”
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
They experience heightened anxiety, panic attacks, intrusive memories, and difficulty concentrating in general.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
But the banging on the door was unlike him; it was loud, rude, intrusive.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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