Thesaurus results for INCURSION

incursion

noun

in-ˈkər-zhən

Definition of incursion

as in invasion

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

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Recent Examples of incursion 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 More than half of its top 100 creators get most of their viewing on a TV screen, signaling the ongoing incursion of the video platform on traditional media’s turf. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for incursion

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China-Japan relations have come under heavy strain since Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told parliament in November last year that Japan could get militarily involved in the event of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan.

— Anniek Bao,Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026
The Vietnam War, the invasion of Afghanistan and both wars in Iraq were all approved by Congress under the umbrella of an Authorization for the Use of Military Force.

— Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

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Coleman recalled a recent New York Times article that highlighted how immigration raids this summer — which surpassed 50,000 arrests in July and August — received little public backlash compared to last year’s wave.

— Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
In the United States, meanwhile, cities have come under siege by federal authorities carrying out sweeping anti-migrant raids.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026

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