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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

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

Car accidents are common in Uganda and incidents involving wildlife and humans are also on the rise, as expanding communities encroach on protected wildlife areas.

From BBC ● May 25, 2026

Fox founder lobbies Trump to preserve air rights for broadcasters as powerful streamers encroach on their turf.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026

It was true, the trees did encroach on our little clearing.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

The Akal Takht says the law does not limit itself to criminalising acts of sacrilege but also encroaches on matters that should be decided by Sikh religious institutions.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 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

At the time, Lord Rennard apologised if he had "inadvertently encroached" upon "personal space".

From BBC ● Feb. 6, 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

The forest encroached on both sides, leaving the road ahead only discernible for a few meters as it twisted, serpentlike, around the ancient trees.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer

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

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

This 2.5-inch lizard lives exclusively in the West Texas dunes, where oil and gas production has been encroaching on its territory, the groups argued.

From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026

But over the summer his encroaching dementia had taken a cruel twist.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs