intrusive
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Sarah first began experiencing intrusive thoughts after the birth of her second son in early 2020.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
Some local residents have long pressed leaders to act, saying that intrusive noise could worsen post-traumatic stress disorder and other ailments.
From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026
It would be much less intrusive than taxing income, much less complicated, and it would be fairer.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026
Even imposing nonexclusionary tariffs on goods of no real strategic interest can be a source of revenue, and they can protect us against intrusive taxes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
I felt intrusive, as reporters often do, and I began to think that a tape machine between two people who were supposedly friends was a foreign object, an artificial ear.
From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom
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