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encroachment

[en-krohch-muhnt] / ɛnˈkroʊtʃ mənt /
NOUN
infringement
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Meanwhile, nursing, education and psychology scored as some of the least exposed to AI encroachment.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

And yet, the encroachment on academic freedom has become both more extreme and more inchoate.

From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026

School districts could simply use the new money to reduce this encroachment, freeing funds for other purposes.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026

Akbarzadeh said Iran would “not allow any kind of encroachment upon its waters and interests.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026

They were responding to Sitting Bull’s message to gather and talk about the encroachment of the white people.

From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III

In Gurugram, a suburb of Delhi, district town planner RS Batth has won praise for acting against illegal construction and encroachments.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

Patrolling has also reduced small-scale encroachments, but infrastructure projects including multiple dams are still driving deforestation.

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

Pop music was not at all safe this year from the encroachments of an AI industry determined to slop-ify everything it can.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2025

In response, tech-savvy users are taking to social media platforms and encrypted messaging apps to warn their communities, in real time, of encroachments from immigration agents.

From Slate ● May 16, 2025

He gained his reputation as an effective writer against British encroachments but was a reclusive nonpresence in debates.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis


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