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intrusive

[in-troo-siv] / ɪnˈtru sɪv /


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It revolves around married couple Beth and Eric - played by Arabella Weir and Alex Norton - and their intrusive family members and neighbours.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Some local residents have long pressed leaders to act, saying that intrusive noise could worsen post-traumatic stress disorder and other ailments.

From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026

It would be much less intrusive than taxing income, much less complicated, and it would be fairer.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

For Duke, his OCD takes the form of intrusive thoughts related to numbers and the amount of times he does a particular thing.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

He wondered how police would be able to prove what someone was doing on their phone—texting, talking, emailing, what?—without being intrusive into the motorist’s personal business.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel




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