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v. - Advance beyond the usual limit; Encroach upon.

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  • Those winds "impinge" on J. Henry Waugh in a particularly destructive way.
  • Pakistan has said there are no conditions attached to it that "impinge" on Pakistan's sovereignty.
  • Manohar and secretary N Srinivasan asking for a copy of all decisions taken at the board's special general body on Saturday as they "impinge" on his rights.
  • "At some point reality has to impinge on self-delusion."
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