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trespass

[tres-puhs, -pas] / ˈtrɛs pəs, -pæs /




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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

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

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

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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