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intrusive

[in-troo-siv] / ɪnˈtru sɪv /


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Sarah first began experiencing intrusive thoughts after the birth of her second son in early 2020.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Some local residents have long pressed leaders to act, saying that intrusive noise could worsen post-traumatic stress disorder and other ailments.

From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026

It would be much less intrusive than taxing income, much less complicated, and it would be fairer.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

Even imposing nonexclusionary tariffs on goods of no real strategic interest can be a source of revenue, and they can protect us against intrusive taxes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

I felt intrusive, as reporters often do, and I began to think that a tape machine between two people who were supposedly friends was a foreign object, an artificial ear.

From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom




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