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Shares of Alphabet were punished on signs that AI’s advance may encroach on a crucial part of its business, even as its data-center spending push continues.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026

This will give low pressure an opportunity to encroach and bring the chance of much-needed rain.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

Books occupy a unique place within physical media — one of the last forms that does not track, monitor, or encroach on the humans who read them.

From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026

The announcement on Feb. 24 sparked investor fears that AI could encroach on capabilities the cyber industry spent years developing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026

“We certainly won’t encroach on your territory. We just ate outside of Seattle, anyway,” he laughed.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer

In fact across the region mitumba traders and local clothing manufacturers say cheap clothing from China is the real danger as it encroaches on both their markets.

From BBC ● May 23, 2026

It also has begun the construction of a wall that encroaches on Lebanese territory, according to Unifil, the United Nations peacekeeping force.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 23, 2025

Children’s programming has been a growth area for Netflix as it encroaches on the traditional broadcasters’ turf.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2025

Agriculture, however, is also an important economic sector and often encroaches into unprotected tropical forest areas.

From Science Daily ● May 21, 2024

Since only 10 percent of thru-hikers make it this far, and it is too distant for most day hikers, the trail in Maine is much more thinly used, and so the foliage encroaches.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

The meta-reality and meta-commentary of the broadcast encroached on and eventually overtook the game on the field.

From Salon ● Apr. 13, 2026

Such upstart trading platforms have encroached on the turf of established gambling companies by offering “event contracts” on games that are similar to traditional sports bets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2025

Although the technology has encroached on people’s everyday lives in small and large ways, this seemed to be a more egregious example of it in housing.

From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2025

As the Russian faced match point at 5-4 in the third set, a photographer encroached the playing surface between Bonzi's first and second serves.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2025

Moss encroached upon the raised letters and I didn’t read the whole plaque.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

Among them is hostel owner Issa Nazzal, who sits in his office in the picturesque Palestinian town of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, looking out the window at the encroaching settlement on the hilltop.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

Still, that didn’t stop the pair from giving their opinions on the encroaching role that the technology is taking on in Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

He sincerely felt threatened by the world at large encroaching on his time and talent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

An orangutan mother and her baby, threatened by encroaching wildfires to their habitat in Indonesia, were rescued earlier this week, authorities said in a statement Saturday.

From Barron's ● Sep. 5, 2026

It’s just that looking around this room and at this beautiful boy standing in the doorway, I feel like I’m encroaching on something sacred.

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone