as in invasion
a sudden attack on and entrance into hostile territory
there were incursions from the border every summer
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Saltwater incursion can occur when there is too much pumping from freshwater aquifers in the ground that are not replenishing at a fast enough rate, perhaps because of increasing instances of drought.
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Ron Lieber, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2025
They have also been advised to avoid West Pokot and western Turkana County due to banditry, along with parts of Marsabit and Turkana counties within 30 miles of the Ethiopian border because of cross-border incursions.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
The president has falsely proclaimed an invasion and predatory incursion to use a law written for wartime for peacetime immigration enforcement.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025
Trump has already begun making the case that such an incursion or invasion is already underway.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 16 Mar. 2025
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“Incursion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incursion. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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