trespass
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Police told The Times that the suspect had fled by the time officers arrived, but a trespass report was completed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
The fearful unknowns that trespass, that make the days precarious and some nights miles long, also seed the imagination, creativity and art.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026
Tensions were highlighted in 1932 by the mass trespass of Kinder Scout, moorland kept exclusively for grouse shooting by its owner, the Duke of Devonshire.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026
Its goal was to limit state tort claims, like assault and trespass, against federal officials acting under federal authority.
From Slate ● Apr. 15, 2026
In a victory for the civil rights movement, Chief Justice Earl Warren wrote that states cannot use trespass laws against individuals protesting state-mandated segregation policies.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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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
Out of such trespasses, directorial careers are born.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2023
Instead, June’s methodology is consistently to tell the reader her trespasses and offer flimsy justifications for them.
From New York Times ● May 16, 2023
But Seanie always had a way of obsessing about things like they were the greatest trespasses ever committed against his pitiful soul.
From "Winger" by Andrew Smith
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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
This fall some 20 Russian long-range drones deliberately trespassed into Polish airspace.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025
The group allegedly trespassed in the area of the landmark around noon and tried to hang a banner on one of the “O’s,” according to a Los Angeles Police Department Instagram post.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2025
Taipei said the fishing boat trespassed into Taiwanese waters on Wednesday.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2024
We had trespassed too—been where we didn’t belong, and we were being punished for it.
From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel
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Police Chief Cameron Paul fired back in his own video, saying people who believe they have been wronged financially aren’t exempt from laws against “harassment, trespassing, stalking, or other conduct.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Locals accuse trawlers of illegally trespassing into shallow waters reserved for small, local boats.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
Murrieta Police Department dispatched officers to the 4100 block of Guava Street around 6:30 p.m. on May 1 after receiving a call about suspected trespassing, according to a department social media post.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026
They were ordered to surrender their passes and were informed that if they tried to reenter the hall they would be arrested for trespassing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
Khrushchev, as always, had a story at the ready, telling the crowd that Eisenhower and his U-2 pilot reminded him of a trespassing cat.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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