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intrusive

[in-troo-siv] / ɪnˈtru sɪv /


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Some even have intrusive ads and may sell user data.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

That means all the enriched uranium and the underground sites, with intrusive inspections and an enrichment ban.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 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

"Decide, decide, decide, decide / Do I? Do I? Do I? Do I?" he screams, his voice spinning around your headphones like intrusive thoughts.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Cecilia’s enthusiasm, for example, seemed a little overstated, tainted with condescension perhaps, and intrusive too; her big sister wanted each bound story catalogued and placed on the library shelves, between Rabindranath Tagore and Quintus Tertullian.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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