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Nixon’s professed and late-blooming concern for safeguarding the rights of criminal defendants might be a bit hard to swallow; these were, after all, the Watergate burglars.
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Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
From smashing into glass doors as a burglar to attacking with a machete and acting as a ‘dangerous’ nanny, the Unitree G1 was initially tested for its usefulness as an assistant before appearing for the durability tests.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
According to the outlet, a burglar ransacked the property after smashing a glass door to get in while the couple were not at home.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
The new season finds Harry and Fergus delving into the worlds of whiskey-making, theatre and musical-tattoos, chasing a gang of middle-aged lady burglars and working to deal with a murder close to home.
—Anne Easton, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
From smashing into glass doors as a burglar to attacking with a machete and acting as a ‘dangerous’ nanny, the Unitree G1 was initially tested for its usefulness as an assistant before appearing for the durability tests.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
According to the outlet, a burglar ransacked the property after smashing a glass door to get in while the couple were not at home.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
The new season finds Harry and Fergus delving into the worlds of whiskey-making, theatre and musical-tattoos, chasing a gang of middle-aged lady burglars and working to deal with a murder close to home.
—Anne Easton, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Burglar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burglar. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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burglar
noun
bur·glar
ˈbər-glər 
: a person who commits burglary
Legal Definition
burglar
noun
bur·glar
ˈbər-glər
: a person who commits a burglary
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