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invasion

[in-vey-zhuhn] / ɪnˈveɪ ʒən /


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A lakefront homeowner likened his neighbor’s shoreline walks to a home invasion in a dispute that could go to the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

An upward move this week would mark the first hike since September 2023, after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine beginning in February of the previous year drove an energy-price spike.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Around the anniversary of the D-Day invasion on June 6, the whole place turns into a love-fest for America.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

In the four years since Moscow's invasion began, Ukraine has developed its defence sector, with Kyiv now able to regularly hit targets within Russia.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

But when the invasion of the foreigner came, they showed themselves for what they were, and thus Charles, King of France, was permitted to take Italy with a piece of chalk.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli




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