invasion
Example Sentences
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“As if the people of Colombia would applaud an invasion of their brother.”
From Salon
Iraq descended into a bloody catastrophe after the US invasion in 2003.
From BBC
He said too, with the caveat that it wasn't a done deal, that a peace deal in Ukraine felt more likely now than at any point since Russia's full-scale invasion.
From BBC
Other episodes of American intervention, such as the 1989 U.S. invasion of Panama, led to a quick transition to a democratic administration.
Over decades, the U.S. carried out an array of interventions, from military invasions to covert operations to economic pressure campaigns.
From Los Angeles Times
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