trespass
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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
Organised by the British Workers' Sports Federation, the aim of the mass trespass was to fight against "the finest stretches of Moorlands being closed to us", according to a notice encouraging people to join.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026
A jury last year took their side, awarding more than $660 million in damages across three Greenpeace entities, citing charges including trespass, nuisance, conspiracy and deprivation of property access.
From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026
This trespass meant that no one must go inside the property because it was not public like a park, but private.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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They are organized trespasses into religious and public information facilities for social media attention,” Scientology spokesman David Bloomberg said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2026
The one who rewards you for trusting his trespasses.
From Slate ● Apr. 27, 2025
A Wisconsin judge ruled that the company must shut down the portion of its pipeline that trespasses on the reservation by 2026.
From Salon ● Dec. 21, 2023
And can we afford to, when those trespasses are egregious and the danger of their repetition remains?
From New York Times ● Nov. 15, 2022
That was not the only rebuke I received on account of my trespasses against the reverend.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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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
Early last year, Reeves filed for a temporary restraining order against a man who allegedly trespassed on the actor’s property at least six times between November 2022 and January 2023.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 29, 2024
Taipei said the fishing boat trespassed into Taiwanese waters and the four fishermen on board resisted an inspection.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2024
He was still faithful in coming through Aunt Fanny’s sugarbush grove every morning, though she’d threatened us all with sudden death if we trespassed.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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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
While people sometimes ventured onto the campus over the years, trespassing escalated last winter as social media videos “spread like wildfire,” said Supervisor Robert Scorrano, Somers’ elected chief executive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Locals accuse trawlers of illegally trespassing into shallow waters reserved for small, local boats.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 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
“Sir, you are trespassing on private property. Now are you gonna tell me your name?”
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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