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inroads

noun

plural of inroad

as in incursions

a sudden attack on and entrance into hostile territory the army is finally making inroads into enemy territory

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Recent Examples of inroads But making inroads with a customer who responds positively to condom-wearing pickles is easier said than done, and there certainly isn't a one-size-fits-all strategy. — Megan Sauer, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026 In the last few years, Chanel has made major inroads into the global contemporary culture-circuit whirligig. — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 9 Oct. 2026 Texas has taken center stage this election cycle as Democrats seek to make inroads up and down the ballot. — Julia Manchester, The Hill, 9 Oct. 2026 The events, reported by the New York Times and confirmed by the Washington Examiner, are a sign of the inroads el Sayed still needs to make with the roughly 100,000 Jewish residents of Michigan. — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 8 Oct. 2026 While inroads are being made at state levels, the absence of federal attention is a void. — Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2026 Now the United States and its partners are hoping to make more inroads. — Jared Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2026 The Naples Republican is facing a fierce test from Democrat David Jolly, a former congressman who is hoping to make inroads with Republican voters over frustrations with inflation and the war in Iran. — CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026 His party’s retreat comes after a series of embarrassing election showings in which the far-right AfD made huge inroads. — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026

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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

Definition of incursions

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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

Definition of invasions

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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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