intrude
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Saber-rattling trumpet and timpani intrude and are shushed away as worthless.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026
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
However, despite her regular visits from the US head of state, she sought to keep Balmoral as place where the affairs of state did not usually intrude.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2025
My world was going to be emptier and dryer, but the agony of having him intrude into every private second would be gone.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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