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trespass

[tres-puhs, -pas] / ˈtrɛs pəs, -pæs /




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Campaigners have taken part in a mass trespass in Prime Minister Andy Burnham's Ashton-in-Makerfield constituency over the right to roam in privately-owned green spaces.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

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

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

Being here was a kind of trespass, with the rooms future occupant just a few hundred yards away from the house.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

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 pope has led millions in a prayer that explicitly asks God to wipe their record clean of all trespasses.

From Salon Apr. 18, 2026

The one who rewards you for trusting his trespasses.

From Slate Apr. 27, 2025

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

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

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

Anya thought it was unfair to close a road for safety and then punish people who trespassed on it.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

Robson was booked Monday evening and charged with one misdemeanor count of trespassing and refusing to leave private property, according to court records.

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

He had, after all, been rudely woken up by a trespassing badger.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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