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intrusion

[in-troo-zhuhn] / ɪnˈtru ʒən /


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It later called the intrusion a “marketing campaign” and said it wouldn’t publish the stolen data.

From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2026

The researchers identified a large thermal gradient, with temperatures reaching approximately 350 degrees Celsius beside the magma intrusion and falling to about 72 degrees Celsius at an ancient seafloor asphalt spill roughly 300 meters higher.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

It will be a constant intrusion in your life.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

Despite months of warnings about the capabilities of AI systems, the new intrusion shows how the complexity of today’s computer systems makes them difficult to defend.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

I’m not proud of it, but I resented the intrusion.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd

Companies tolerated these intrusions because the finances of their businesses were still good enough.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Rowan told BBC Spotlight he was not surprised and says he would not rule out deeper intrusions into his communications data.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

I couldn’t hear them at all, but I got the impression that those intrusions and distractions were weighing on her.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

Large groups of these intrusions, called dike swarms, can preserve a record of intense volcanic activity long after the magma has solidified.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026

The gnats were too frantic to notice these intrusions, however, and since every pebble missed its final mark, the toad continued to squat and grimace without so much as a twitch.

From "Tuck Everlasting" by Natalie Babbit


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