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as in to invade
to enter a house or building by force usually with illegal intent
someone burgled the lab when no one was there and let the animals out of their cages
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as in to rob
to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully
the neighbors returned from vacation to find that their house had been burgled
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Recent Examples of burgle
While Parisians were having an overpriced brunch on Sunday, the Louvre Museum was burgled in one of the most audacious robberies in recent history.
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Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Oct. 2025
The incident took place at around 2 a.m. on Wednesday, shortly before the store was burgled.
—Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
But Tellez has five career steals, so if Kirk is motivated to keep burgling those bases, there’s something else to shoot for.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2025
The local Chinese restaurant and the local corner shop have also been burgled.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025
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Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Oct. 2025
The incident took place at around 2 a.m. on Wednesday, shortly before the store was burgled.
—Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
But Tellez has five career steals, so if Kirk is motivated to keep burgling those bases, there’s something else to shoot for.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2025
The local Chinese restaurant and the local corner shop have also been burgled.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025
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Some have questioned whether the Biennale really is a nonpartisan exhibition, pointing to the show’s history of making political statements, including in 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
9 May 2026
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Usually, the solution to getting rid of these pests is using synthetic chemicals or traps, but there's actually a completely natural way to deter mice from invading your property and landscape.—
Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
9 May 2026
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As the Timberwolves desperately searched for an equalizer in the final five minutes, Notre Dame goaltender Kendra DeLawter stood tall in net, robbing two point-blank attempts to preserve the lead for the Cougars.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
9 May 2026
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Two men charged with stealing about $667,000 of Louis Vuitton merchandise from the back of delivery trucks — robbing the drivers at gunpoint — pleaded not guilty in San Diego Superior Court on Wednesday, prosecutors said.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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“Burgle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burgle. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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