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or chiselling (in)
as in barging (in)
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Driving Saddam Hussein from Kuwait was justified, but invading his country over a decade later was not.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
1 May 2026 -
As with everything, artificial intelligence is invading courtrooms.—
John Seiler,
Oc Register,
29 Apr. 2026
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An encroaching fog is disrupting the ferry schedule.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
29 Apr. 2026
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Space can also prove an issue, because some school administrators see even tiny gardens in 5-gallon buckets as encroaching on their schools’ playgrounds.—
Shelley Mitchell,
The Conversation,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Chiseling (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chiseling%20%28in%29. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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