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Gustafson said staff members have to be ready to prepare rooms for classified briefings on a moment’s notice, and Biden has been known to pop in to meetings unexpectedly, particularly as Russia was invading Ukraine.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 8, 2023

Native to another reality, the monochromatic character wielding a variety of gadgets, who looks as if drawn on parchment paper, had to clearly and immediately feel foreign to the world he was invading.

From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2023

Prince Harry also rejects suggestions that by revealing such personal disputes he was "invading the privacy" of others in his family.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2023

She felt he was invading her personal life.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 29, 2021

He listened to the stories they had chosen from the magic books, which they had to shout into his ear, because also he said that the wind was invading his ears and making him deaf.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende