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intrude

[in-trood] / ɪnˈtrud /


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"The court does not intrude on parliament by ensuring parliament can sit," the judgement said.

From Barron's ● May 1, 2026

Saber-rattling trumpet and timpani intrude and are shushed away as worthless.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026

In Wen's trial on Monday, the court heard he had attempted to intrude on the movie premiere twice, Singaporean media reports.

From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2025

Woodward decision established clear limits on state power to intrude on private corporations, strengthening corporate rights and autonomy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2025

She and Taisin halted their horses some distance back, not wanting to intrude on their reunion.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo

But although Adrian soon picks up a camera as well, increasingly interested in being a filmmaker himself, he resents how his father intrudes on their time together by constantly shooting their conversations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026

Anderson plays the children's mother, whose presence intrudes into the family's lives despite her apparently having been killed by wolves.

From Barron's ● Feb. 14, 2026

Modern observations show that parts of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet -- such as the Thwaites and Pine Island glaciers -- are already retreating rapidly as warm deep water intrudes beneath them.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2025

They are living ghosts, traumatized survivors of a school shooting that occurred 10 years earlier, but the memory of which intrudes like an unwelcome guest on a wedding celebration taking place in the present.

From Seattle Times ● May 28, 2024

But then the Doctorita intrudes on my fantasy, barging into my dream house and flipping off the stereo.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau

It alleged the Easy Switch tool intruded into AT&T’s computer systems and violated its terms of service “to harvest private customer account information and AT&T business information.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 14, 2025

Beijing said the aircraft had "intentionally intruded" into its airspace.

From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2025

But one way is, has it intruded upon your imagination?

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 19, 2024

With regard to predicting the level of support, the perception that nudges intruded upon free choice was the most important driver of non-acceptance, whereas the perception of effectiveness was the most salient driver of acceptance.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 16, 2024

Like when I first intruded into the enclosure and a hairy screeching bonobo dropped on me during the middle of a rainy night.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer

The way everyone responded to this error—by turning a simple mistake into a ritual flogging—only bolsters the toxic notion that the press is forever viciously intruding on the secret, sacred work of perfect jurists.

From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026

When adults appear in the background, intruding in the hackers’ bedrooms, they deflate the mood with their insensitivity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026

This includes not putting people under undue pressure to donate and not unreasonably intruding on their privacy.

From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2026

There are so many negatives intruding that investors would be lucky to escape the coming year in one piece.

From Barron's ● Dec. 31, 2025

It was obvious that Mr. Pignati Was going to visit awhile with Bobo, and John and I felt like we were intruding.

From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel




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