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trespass

[tres-puhs, -pas] / ˈtrɛs pəs, -pæs /




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

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 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

Its goal was to limit state tort claims, like assault and trespass, against federal officials acting under federal authority.

From Slate Apr. 15, 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

“We trespass now in the realm of the Nemesi.”

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

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

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

That was not the only rebuke I received on account of my trespasses against the reverend.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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

Sarai had trespassed in thousands of minds—tens of thousands—and she had sifted her invisible fingers through dreams beyond counting.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

Domagala kept calling the cops, and the village eventually issued a trespassing citation.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 9, 2026

Michael Modica of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said, the scientist spotted someone possibly trespassing on his land and called law enforcement.

From Los Angeles Times May 28, 2026

Jon Pearce, Labour MP for High Peak, confirmed on Wednesday that dye had been ordered again to "deter people from gathering and trespassing at the site".

From BBC May 28, 2026

And a US livestreamer known as Johnny Somali was arrested in 2023 for allegedly trespassing onto a construction site.

From Barron's May 18, 2026

“They said I was trespassing on private property,” he says.

From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm




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