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inroads

noun

plural of inroad

as in incursions

a sudden attack on and entrance into hostile territory the army is finally making inroads into enemy territory

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Recent Examples of inroads Democrats have been hoping to make inroads in Florida, despite the formerly purple state becoming increasingly red in recent years. — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 But the Taliban have made quiet diplomatic inroads, analysts say, ⁠as some countries weigh the limits of their influence in Afghanistan and the need to engage with the government. — Reuters, NBC news, 15 Aug. 2026 Concepts like a recurring conversation with a sibling, a habit picked up during a mundane after-school job, or a small mistake that took months to fully understand can be inroads to genuine self-reflection and creative expression. — Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Private equity has long yearned to make inroads into the growing and increasingly lucrative world of sports, including even college football teams or conferences. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Inside Colombia, tremors from the quake’s epicenter reached as far as the remote region of Chocó on Monday, where sparse inroads could potentially delay efforts to reach more than half a million residents, according to Grece. — Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026 Republicans think the fraud scandal, which led Walz to abandon his plans to run for a third term, gives them a rare opening to make inroads in an otherwise tough environment for the GOP. — Jonathan J. Cooper, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026 Nurses, who make up the largest part of the health care workforce, are getting more vocal about the risks posed by clinical artificial intelligence to their jobs and patient care as the technology makes deeper inroads into the practice of medicine. — Katie Palmer, STAT, 11 Aug. 2026 Rose had some inroads in Bourdain world, and eventually landed the guys a meeting with Bourdain’s longtime literary agent Kimberly Witherspoon and with Ottavia Busia, his widow and mother of his child. — Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2026

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But the Federal Aviation Administration does keep track of runway incursions at airports with traffic control towers, including DIA, according to the agency.

— Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 17 Aug. 2026
In July, Romanian F-16 fighter jet pilots shot down three Russian drones breaching national airspace for the first time after dozens of such incursions in the more than four years of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of incursions

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These incidents heighten fears of physical attacks and social engineering, as attackers leverage personal data for home invasions and kidnappings, a trend Chainalysis notes is rising.

— Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
When Debbie, Susan, and Thom come over for a double-date pizza night, only Bret is concerned about the spate of recent home invasions, the missing pets, and the desecration of the griffin mascot.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of invasions

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State lawmakers are considering a bill that would require large retailers to preserve documentation of immigration enforcement activity on their premises, following ICE raids at Home Depot parking lots in Southern California last summer.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2026
His wannabe Robocops launch indiscriminate raids, operate detention facilities under conditions out of a Dickens novel and regularly don face masks to hide their identities.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026

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