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While the majority of posts use information that is already out there, like interview clips, photoshoots and social media screenshots, some accounts are intruding on stars' private lives too.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

The characters in her novels long for stability in landscapes where the past is forever intruding on the present—they teeter on the shifting border between perception and fact.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The intruding ravens were tentative for a while — expecting the eagles to return, according to Voisard.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026

There are so many negatives intruding that investors would be lucky to escape the coming year in one piece.

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

It was obvious that Mr. Pignati Was going to visit awhile with Bobo, and John and I felt like we were intruding.

From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel