interloper
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Setup: Woody, a pull-string doll from the 1950s and the favorite of his owner Andy, feels threatened by the newfangled interloper.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026
Yet O’Connor condemned RIH’s move as an underhanded gambit to “circumvent” his authority, as though he alone had a claim to litigate this dispute and McElroy was an impudent interloper.
From Slate • May 19, 2026
Mr. B. eventually moved on and the interloper, dubbed Shadow, moved in.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026
Eventually, an unexpected interloper arrived to rescue him.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025
They’ve been friends for an eon, and technically, I’m the interloper, so no big deal.
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
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