disfurnishment

noun

as in invasion

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  1. invasion
  2. ejection
  3. occupancy
  4. stripping
  5. infringement
  6. occupation
  7. encroachment
  8. dispossession
Noun
  • Serhii Okunev | Afp | Getty Images Ukrainian drones struck a major oil refinery in the city of Omsk in western Siberia, in what appears to be one of Kyiv's deepest attacks on Russian territory since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 7 July 2026
  • Anxiety in the Russian capital is high following Ukraine’s June 18 drone attack, the largest since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, and the second targeting Moscow’s Kapotnya refinery in less than a week.
    — Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Definition of invasion
Noun
  • Notably, American striker Folarin Balogun was permitted to play by FIFA despite receiving a red card and ejection in the prior game.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 7 July 2026
  • The ejection seemed to spark the Padres back from a season-high eight-game losing streak, though the Dodgers didn’t make the win easy at times.
    — Liana Handler Follow, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Definition of ejection
Noun
  • The resort is a quiet one, even during max occupancy at high season.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 July 2026
  • Smart buildings powered by integrated AI can dynamically balance energy loads, optimize HVAC systems in real-time based on occupancy sensors, and interface directly with smart grids to reduce peak demand.
    — Ali Hoss, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of occupancy
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  • Ending the program for everyone, immigrant advocates say, would be the country's largest-ever stripping of legal status from people who now have it.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 25 June 2026
  • Korean cleansing oils help with this problem by thoroughly washing away impurities without the harsh stripping.
    — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 23 June 2026
Definition of stripping
Noun
  • The Bill of Rights establishes the rights of the people against infringements by the State.
    — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 1 July 2026
  • In April of last year, state media reported on a case in which the Supreme People’s Court ruled on a copyright infringement dispute, ordering the infringing party to pay 46,000 yuan (around $6,000) in damages.
    — Lavender Au, The Dial, 30 June 2026
Definition of infringement
Noun
  • During the two decades of American occupation, Afghanistan experienced a sort of peace, one in which women could be educated, work as professionals, and even serve in the military.
    — Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • The study, covering 100 in-demand occupations, reveals that job satisfaction stems not from low stress, but a combination of strong compensation, meaningful work and supportive workplace cultures.
    — Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of occupation
Noun
  • Deadly trend continues The apparent attack in Aomori marks the latest example of encroachment by Japan's growing bear population in areas with an aging and declining human population.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • The move also represents Sony’s latest encroachment into the theatrical space following its 2024 purchase of the Alamo Drafthouse line of theaters.
    — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 24 June 2026
Definition of encroachment
Noun
  • This definition of Black maternal dispossession simply aims to examine the many ways that Black motherhood is obscured and rendered an archival impossibility for research in my attempt to define it.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
  • The novel emphasizes that these conditions of privation and dispossession are themselves a vicious inheritance, that bloodshed and conquest have long characterized the story of this land.
    — Rachel Vorona Cote, Vulture, 2 June 2026
Definition of dispossession
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