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intrusion

[in-troo-zhuhn] / ɪnˈtru ʒən /


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It later called the intrusion a “marketing campaign” and said it wouldn’t publish the stolen data.

From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2026

The researchers identified a large thermal gradient, with temperatures reaching approximately 350 degrees Celsius beside the magma intrusion and falling to about 72 degrees Celsius at an ancient seafloor asphalt spill roughly 300 meters higher.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

It will be a constant intrusion in your life.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

Their shared affection is strong enough to weather the intrusion of a camera.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

Oliver jumped at the intrusion before realizing that one, he was not Jim Hawkins, and two, he was not on a pirate ship.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser

Hackers used a Chinese artificial-intelligence agent to attack South Korea’s biggest banks and steal the personal information of 68,000 people, officials said, marking one of the first such AI-powered intrusions into the global financial system.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Companies tolerated these intrusions because the finances of their businesses were still good enough.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

"Security personnel have had to deal with intrusions and the police have been contacted on numerous occasions," he added.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

For some soccer fans, though, the commercial breaks are an intrusions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026

He was good-humored about my intrusions, but only if I didn’t stay too long.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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