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intrusion

[in-troo-zhuhn] / ɪnˈtru ʒən /


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Then there’s the intrusion that needs a little explaining.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Medical-device maker Stryker saw a significant intrusion this past week that erased many devices on its network.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Bringing Keller and Knight onstage somewhat sweetened the awkward position in which the show placed Storrie, but it doesn’t entirely ameliorate the White House’s intrusion into both hockey teams’ Olympic glory.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

For 30-year-old Rahwa Gebremedhin, a lecturer at Mekelle University, the war felt like an intrusion on her hopes rather than a meaningful political cause.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

He resented the intrusion of the children, who gaped with wondering eyes at him, sitting so stiff up there in their mother’s bright atelier.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin