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intrude

[in-trood] / ɪnˈtrud /


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"It's fine. If they want to keep doing it, they are all polite and don't intrude on our personal space. We have a job to do, they have a job to do."

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025

Woodward decision established clear limits on state power to intrude on private corporations, strengthening corporate rights and autonomy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 27, 2025

These thoughts even intrude on him when he’s reading for fun—or trying to.

From Slate • Jul. 23, 2025

But this time he’s there strictly as a visitor, he won’t intrude on the radio microphone that will be manned by Monday and Stephen Nelson during the Series.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2024

Other voices intrude: I hear the voices of my brother and sister and the people who have married into our family.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez




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