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Recent Examples of infringe
Lululemon is suing Costco for allegedly infringing on intellectual property rights by producing similar clothing items at significantly lower prices.
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 2 July 2025
The case centered on whether the school infringed on the religious rights of parents by refusing to allow their children to opt out of reading LGBTQ storybooks in the classroom.
—Natasha Bracken, semafor.com, 27 June 2025
The company states that Shein has infringed on one design copyright and four photograph copyrights.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 26 June 2025
In both cases, humans were inadvertently infringing on the shark’s space.
—Joe Sills, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 2 July 2025
The case centered on whether the school infringed on the religious rights of parents by refusing to allow their children to opt out of reading LGBTQ storybooks in the classroom.
—Natasha Bracken, semafor.com, 27 June 2025
The company states that Shein has infringed on one design copyright and four photograph copyrights.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 26 June 2025
In both cases, humans were inadvertently infringing on the shark’s space.
—Joe Sills, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infringe
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Under the proposal, violating the permit restrictions would carry a $150 fine.—
John Tuohy,
IndyStar,
23 July 2025
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Then, in November 2023, a mistrial was declared in a federal trial over whether Hankison violated the civil rights of Taylor, her boyfriend and neighbors after the jury could not come to a decision.—
Josh Wood,
The Courier-Journal,
23 July 2025
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The fast-moving events suggest that global crises are piling up in ways that are impinging other parts of Trump’s agenda.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
19 June 2025
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We’re supposed to all get together and make our government without the church impinging upon the state, but nonetheless, so much legislation and so much policy.—
Todd Gilchrist,
IndieWire,
11 July 2025
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Hackers breached Microsoft SharePoint on-premise server systems last weekend, accessing data and internal code for an estimated 400 organizations, Reuters reported.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Government responsibility for the public trust was also a basis of the Juliana v. U.S. case, where a group of young people sued the U.S. government for breaching the public trust by not doing enough to curb greenhouse gas emissions.—
Dana Zartner,
The Conversation,
23 July 2025
Verb
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The men’s national team has been invaded by foreigners.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
14 July 2025
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Russia has suffered about a million casualties in its attempt to invade.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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Those with high-quality schedules are much more likely to say the opposite—that their job rarely intrudes.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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In ornamental beds, install cardboard rings under the mulch around perennial or annual plants to stop weeds from intruding.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 June 2025
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Part of what makes fans so entrenched in sports is the unpredictability of it all.—
Mat Issa,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Most faces in the room were already entrenched in long-term deals, but the Broncos did work quickly in free agency to bring back reserve tackle Matt Peart on a two-year deal.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
13 July 2025
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“Infringe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infringe. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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