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encroachment

[en-krohch-muhnt] / ɛnˈkroʊtʃ mənt /
NOUN
infringement
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That’s why unions and other representatives of filmmaking humans are nervous about the encroachment of AI into their livelihoods.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

The only visible law enforcement presence is a police car rammed across the driveway, signaling the limits of encroachment, like an invisible wall in a video game.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026

“Although we anticipate that investors will continue to voice concern about AV competitive encroachment, we remain constructive on both Lyft and Uber,” he added.

From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026

Is the show a metaphor about the encroachment of AI?

From MarketWatch • Dec. 31, 2025

From the time the first Portuguese explorer, Pedro Álvares Cabral, discovered Brazil in the year 1500, the Indian population was negatively impacted—from disease to enslavement to encroachment on their land and way of life.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple