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incursion

[in-kur-zhuhn, -shuhn] / ɪnˈkɜr ʒən, -ʃən /


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The AEA allows the government to detain and deport citizens of hostile foreign nations in times of war or during an "invasion or predatory incursion."

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Completely marginalized during the administration’s Venezuela incursion, she was not even being invited to the White House Situation Room to observe the operation.

From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026

Now, the threat of an incursion by U.S. forces pushed Mexican authorities to take action, the source said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

Last month, a U.S. incursion into Caracas culminated in the capture of Venezuela’s former President Nicolás Maduro.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

When the Europeans actually arrived, the battered, fragmented cultures could not unite to resist the incursion.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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