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invade

[in-veyd] / ɪnˈveɪd /


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Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, “Inception”—a script Nolan worked on for about a decade—is a heady heist film about “extractors” who invade other people’s dreams.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

Constitutional privacy is not lost because the government chooses to invade it one fragment at a time.

From Slate Jun. 29, 2026

Their work helps answer longstanding questions about how these viruses launch replication once they invade a cell.

From Science Daily May 13, 2026

Danish soldiers flown to Greenland in January were prepared to blow up key airport runways over fears that US President Donald Trump could invade the Arctic island, Denmark's public broadcaster DR says.

From BBC Mar. 19, 2026

“I'm going there by rediscovering the lost tunnel, see? The one the Romans built to invade Hereford.”

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

A rowdy card of mixed-martial arts invades the South Lawn.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2026

“One doesn’t have the right to express themselves in a violent way, that invades someone else’s place of tranquility,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 28, 2026

They argue it invades people's privacy and carries an unacceptable risk of misidentification.

From BBC Jan. 19, 2026

If the United States invades Greenland, she will flee her home with her daughter.

From Barron's Jan. 17, 2026

A sorrow as black as the night outside invades me, and I feel my throat clamping.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

Argentina, ruled at the time by a military junta led by General Leopoldo Galtieri, invaded the islands, situated 300 miles off Argentina's east coast, in 1982.

From BBC Jul. 16, 2026

“A large group of agitators invaded Newport Beach, spurred on by an alleged ‘TikTok Takeover,’” the Instagram post read, which was later attributed to Joe DeJulio, president of the police association.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 5, 2026

“I’ve always associated horror with summertime, actually. Like ‘Friday the 13th,’ ‘Sleepaway Camp’” — in essence, the freedom of summer invaded by fear and death.

From Salon Jun. 30, 2026

Either the government has invaded a protected privacy interest or it has not.

From Slate Jun. 29, 2026

Somehow the fact that his laundry room connected to this strange place made him feel invaded.

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins

Perhaps it should surprise no-one that a country whose national anthem reminisces about sending an invading English army homeward "tae think again" does not stand four-square behind the "Auld Enemy".

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

"I felt I wanted to move away, he was invading my personal space," she told the court.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

The prince gave emotional testimony during the proceedings, in which several high-profile figures, including pop star Elton John and actor Elizabeth Hurley, accused the tabloid publisher of invading their privacy.

From Barron's Jul. 7, 2026

The High Court trial earlier this year saw Harry give an emotional testimony as the prince, pop star Elton John, actor Elizabeth Hurley and other public figures accused the tabloid publisher of invading their privacy.

From Barron's Jul. 6, 2026

Piper wasn’t sure what he meant, but the background noise of the river was invading her mind again—reminding her how hot and thirsty she felt, how pleasant a nice swim would be.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan




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