Thesaurus results for INCURSIONS

incursions

noun

plural of incursion

as in invasions

a sudden attack on and entrance into hostile territory there were incursions from the border every summer

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Recent Examples of incursions Romania has also reported Russian drone incursions, while Estonia has accused Russian military aircraft of violating its airspace. — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Military drone incursions have become increasingly common across Europe since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale of invasion of Ukraine, and the incident served as a reminder of the Baltic state’s vulnerability. — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 9 Oct. 2026 The tempo of these incursions accelerated further during the summer months. — Julianne Smith, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2026 The vote prolongs the crisis and raises the chance of early elections at a time of regional security concerns, with the NATO member confronting a sharp increase in drone incursions linked to Russia’s war in neighboring Ukraine. — Stephen McGrath, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026 These subterranean incursions pose severe risks to public safety, essential utility grids and critical transit infrastructure. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026 About a dozen large European airports have been forced to temporarily suspend flights due to drone incursions in the last year, according to findings by the European Commission and various media reports. — Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2026 All this against the backdrop of near-daily drone incursions into European airspace, fueling anxiety in eastern border towns. — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 26 Sep. 2026 The Dutch investment comes as European NATO members seek additional ways to defend against drone incursions and large-scale aerial attacks, including those observed during Russia’s war with Ukraine. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026

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In the nineteen-thirties—a decade of political assassinations, failed military coups, brutal invasions of China, and a hard-right reaction against the relative liberalism of the nineteen-twenties—the yakuza embraced the Zeitgeist with gusto.

— Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
The limits of burying the bad news Each of these interventions, whether reckless, self-destructive trade barriers, massive military invasions, or offensive divisive speeches, soaks up attention.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 7 Oct. 2026

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Raman called for replacing the police chief over the department’s handling of federal immigration raids, while Bass warned that changing leadership ahead of the 2028 Olympics could disrupt the department.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026
Raman called for Police Chief Jim McDonnell’s ouster over his handling of federal immigration raids.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

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