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irruption

noun

i-ˈrəp-shən

Definition of irruption

as in incursion

a sudden attack on and entrance into hostile territory the irruptions of the Goths into Italy in the fifth century

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Recent Examples of irruption Central to this tumultuous state of aﬀairs was the irruption of graﬃti that took the city by surprise starting sometime in the late 1960s as new products like spray-paint and permanent markers were made easily available. — Antonio Sergio Bessa, Curbed, 20 Oct. 2025 Orwell narrowed it down to the Edwardian era — 1901 to 1919 — long before the irruptions of two world wars and the Great Depression. — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025 Danger lurks But the irruption is an end of a lifetime for some of the owls. — Dan Kraker, Twin Cities, 9 Feb. 2025

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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
Shakhtar has not played in Donetsk since the first Russian incursion there in 2014, and cannot play UEFA competition games in Ukraine during the full military invasion which began in February 2022.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026

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After Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Germany, which in 2021 had imported more than half of its gas from Russia, initially opposed an embargo on Russian oil and gas before reversing course in May of that year.

— Claas Mertens, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026
The prospect of a Chinese invasion has long loomed over Taiwan’s horizon.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

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Feds seize 'Squad' member's phone in raid linked to immigration fraud probe.

— , FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
An area attorney and former chief public defender who was arrested earlier this year on multiple felony drug charges after a raid on his residence was arrested again early Monday on drug and gun charges following a traffic stop.

— Steven Mross, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026

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