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Under the tropical sun, vegetation has been encroaching on the vast concrete and metal structures that once vented flames created by giant rockets blasting off into space.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Federal officials say that such drastic action is necessary because the barred owl has been encroaching on the territory of the spotted owl for half a century.

From New York Times • May 6, 2024

Airbus has been encroaching into a traditional Boeing niche with its fast-selling A321neo.

From Reuters • Mar. 9, 2015

For some 80 years, since the time the land was first settled and prairie fires were brought under control, woody vegetation has been encroaching into areas that were formerly grassland.

From Ecological Observations on the Woodrat, Neotoma floridana by Fitch, Henry S.