intrude
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"The court does not intrude on parliament by ensuring parliament can sit," the judgement said.
From Barron's ● May 1, 2026
In Wen's trial on Monday, the court heard he had attempted to intrude on the movie premiere twice, Singaporean media reports.
From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2025
Woodward decision established clear limits on state power to intrude on private corporations, strengthening corporate rights and autonomy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2025
These thoughts even intrude on him when he’s reading for fun—or trying to.
From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2025
The problem that you describe is one, among so many others, that has troubled both my waking thoughts and those that intrude upon my sleep.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
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The "Jerk" method identifies extremely small ground motions that occur when magma intrudes into the crust.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 15, 2026
Anderson plays the children's mother, whose presence intrudes into the family's lives despite her apparently having been killed by wolves.
From Barron's ● Feb. 14, 2026
Yet even as crew members go through their motions, the world intrudes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2023
As the sea intrudes, salt ruins the crop.
From Seattle Times ● May 21, 2023
But then the Doctorita intrudes on my fantasy, barging into my dream house and flipping off the stereo.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
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It alleged the Easy Switch tool intruded into AT&T’s computer systems and violated its terms of service “to harvest private customer account information and AT&T business information.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 14, 2025
The 1859 "pig dispute" involved contested islands near Vancouver and the unfortunate shooting of a British hog that had intruded on an American's garden.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2025
But one way is, has it intruded upon your imagination?
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 19, 2024
With regard to predicting the level of support, the perception that nudges intruded upon free choice was the most important driver of non-acceptance, whereas the perception of effectiveness was the most salient driver of acceptance.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 16, 2024
The sound of some hubbub in the street intruded on his worries.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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The way everyone responded to this error—by turning a simple mistake into a ritual flogging—only bolsters the toxic notion that the press is forever viciously intruding on the secret, sacred work of perfect jurists.
From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026
When adults appear in the background, intruding in the hackers’ bedrooms, they deflate the mood with their insensitivity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
There are so many negatives intruding that investors would be lucky to escape the coming year in one piece.
From Barron's ● Dec. 31, 2025
Prince Harry claimed a monumental victory Wednesday as Rupert Murdoch’s U.K. tabloids made an unprecedented apology for intruding in his life over decades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2025
He tried to brush it all aside as he got on with the morning, but the image of her face kept intruding, and the haunting echo of her words: Everyone will die.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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