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interloper

[in-ter-loh-per] / ˈɪn tərˌloʊ pər /


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Armed with stolen credentials of unknown origin, the AI interloper popped up a “swarm” of short-lived attackers that conducted reconnaissance of the Hugging Face network.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 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

A dramatic scene unfolded Sunday at Hansen Dam Recreation Area, in the San Fernando Valley near Pacoima, as an ursine interloper came too close for comfort to weekend crowds at the park.

From Los Angeles Times May 4, 2026

The interloper came from an unlikely place: Ohio.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 3, 2026

There I was an interloper, wandering in rooms that did not know me, sitting at a desk and in a chair that was not mine.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier




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