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is trespassing
  • present progressive of trespass (3rd person singular).

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"Public roads are public roads, but parking on your driveway is trespassing," Nurse says, suggesting putting up signs to help deter the behaviour.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025

Loughran said the tribe hasn’t allowed Enbridge to take protective steps, while Clement countered that the tribe shouldn’t have to do anything since Enbridge is trespassing.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 8, 2024

"If the worst crime here is trespassing, so be it," he said.

From Fox News • Jan. 8, 2021

“As we come in and do cleanup tomorrow morning, anybody that’s there is trespassing, so anybody that’s there is breaking the law. Anyone who obstructs our ability to do cleanup will be subject to arrest.”

From Washington Times • Feb. 22, 2017

Ah yes!" said he in a soft, mournful voice, "ah yes!... the Rhine is trespassing also.

From Ekkehard. Vol. II (of II). A Tale of the Tenth Century by Scheffel, Joseph Victor von