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trespass

[tres-puhs, -pas] / ˈtrɛs pəs, -pæs /




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Bradford Council has previously said that the Crown Estate is aware of security concerns around the abandoned site, which has suffered from repeated trespass incidents.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

Police warned Schneider and the others not to trespass on the property.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

The 1700s statutes were not, in fact, limited to poaching, but were also meant to prevent “armed trespass, property theft or damage, and gun violence, whether intentional or accidental.”

From Slate Jun. 25, 2026

After confirming it was valid, a sheriff’s deputy — one of nine at the scene — told the activists they could remain on the road but could not trespass.

From Los Angeles Times May 12, 2026

Laila had been to funerals before where she had seen women like this, women who relished all things that had to do with death, official consolers who let no one trespass on their self-appointed duties.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini

This and other trespasses aren’t dealbreakers by today’s standards.

From Salon Jul. 24, 2025

The one who rewards you for trusting his trespasses.

From Slate Apr. 27, 2025

And yet Maxine is a good person, whose schemes and trespasses one does not quite forgive, but makes allowances for against hopeful future corrections.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 19, 2024

And can we afford to, when those trespasses are egregious and the danger of their repetition remains?

From New York Times Nov. 15, 2022

The sign had surprised Carla since "forgive us our trespasses" was the only other context in which she had heard the word.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

Their evidence also stated that access could only be gained to the site by approved maintenance staff, residents in the immediate area, or if members of the public trespassed.

From BBC Jun. 29, 2026

Often, São Paulo capybaras just need rescuing after they’ve trespassed: Sometimes a capybara has made its way into a home or business overnight and needs bailing out.

From Slate May 27, 2026

It was a rainy day in May, and upon returning to the site with plastic sheets to protect freshly poured concrete, ICE had trespassed onto the development.

From Salon Feb. 12, 2026

This fall some 20 Russian long-range drones deliberately trespassed into Polish airspace.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 27, 2025

“I do love knitting patterns. Well, Harry, we have trespassed upon Horace’s hospitality quite long enough; I think it is time for us to leave.”

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

Police are looking into the report of an alleged prowler who, “clad in black,” was spotted trespassing at the Oscar-winning director’s Hollywood Hills mansion Wednesday afternoon.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2026

"Many complaints are about the violation of trash disposal rules while others include smoking and trespassing," he said.

From Barron's Sep. 7, 2026

When challenged on the fact this is trespassing, he said: "They're all wide open, so anybody can walk in. I think it's public land."

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

The criminal charge: trespassing on the former IBM campus here.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

If we were on someone's private property, we would be trespassing.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan




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