encroachment

Example Sentences

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But urbanisation has seen encroachment onto these age-old grazing routes and locals accuse the Fulani of letting their cattle trample their crops and forcing them out of their homes and fields.

From BBC

The analysis points to the grim reality of human encroachment.

From Washington Post

Senior police officer Suhail Sukhera, who is leading the operation in a Lahore upscale neighborhood, said police moved to remove encroachments and blockade erected by Khan’s Tehreek-e-Insaf party and his defiant supporters.

From Seattle Times

Mr. Putin’s complaints about NATO’s encroachment rings true to Mr. Xi, as the United States strengthens security ties in the region with Japan, South Korea, the Philippines and Australia..

From New York Times

They were found guilty under laws on the encroachment on the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine, and on participation in paramilitary or armed formations not provided for by law, the SBU added.

From Reuters