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interloper

[in-ter-loh-per] / ˈɪn tərˌloʊ pər /


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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

As in “The Country of the Pointed Firs,” the novel is about the arrival of a worldly interloper to a remote, pastoral community.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

The career interloper was on the cusp of becoming the establishment, if he wasn’t already.

From Slate • Sep. 10, 2025

In the comics Kang and Franklin are part of the same family tree so it’s easy to imagine him as the surprise interloper Sue sees.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 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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