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Recent Examples of break in
Jami Ganz, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Over the years, he's developed a reputation for flying vintage airplanes, even after suffering a near-death plane crash that left his right ankle and pelvis shattered and his back broken in March 2015.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Greg Palkot, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Sergei Bobrovsky did have to make a good save on break-in from Mark Kastelic and Jeffrey Viel tried to get the B’s going with a bout against Jonah Gadjovich, eventually forcing the Panther onto his back.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
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Verb
News of Christopher’s pending arrival broke in June, when People published photos of Grammer and Walsh, who appeared heavily pregnant at the time.
—Jami Ganz, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Over the years, he's developed a reputation for flying vintage airplanes, even after suffering a near-death plane crash that left his right ankle and pelvis shattered and his back broken in March 2015.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
There was no museum video of the break-in.
—Greg Palkot, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Sergei Bobrovsky did have to make a good save on break-in from Mark Kastelic and Jeffrey Viel tried to get the B’s going with a bout against Jonah Gadjovich, eventually forcing the Panther onto his back.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for break in
Verb
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Tragically, Putin’s blatant disregard for international law when invading and annexing Ukraine in 2022 is frequently compared to the American invasion of Iraq.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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And yet, the White House doesn’t seem to have committed anything like the number of ground troops necessary to invade a country the size of Venezuela.—
Quico Toro,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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While resting on the boat, Victor begins telling his story to the ship’s captain, Anderson (Lars Mikkelsen), but is interrupted midway by the Creature, who has made it aboard.—
Yasmeen Hamadeh,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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Seven of the past 11 days of racing at the Vuelta were cut short or interrupted because Spain's government estimated more than 100,000 people were on the streets in Madrid during the final stage in September.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Nutt faces a felony burglary charge in connection to the incident.—
Sarah Volpenhein,
jsonline.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Kohberger is serving four consecutive life sentences with no parole, plus another 10 years, for four counts of first-degree murder and one of burglary.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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But these criminals weren't robbing the Louvre museum in Paris.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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The rigidity that had robbed her of movement began to ease off.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Kansas City Federal Reserve President Jeffrey Schmid on Friday said concern about future inflation led to his vote against this week’s quarter-point cut in the benchmark fed fund rate.—
Sean Conlon,Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
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In the background, some analysts are now resigned to the notion that Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s remarks on Wednesday were gloomier than expected and that there may not be another interest rate cut in December.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Andrade appears to be in good spirits despite the holdup.—
Fernando Quiles Jr,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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Another holdup was that the county needed to deliver a certain amount of trash to the landfills to meet their contract obligations.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Staged to look like a random mugging of a courier, the robbery was, in fact, a sophisticated heist that would ultimately involve the Provisional IRA, the New York mafia and the Colombian cartel.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
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The mugging of his early selfies has vanished.—
David Kamp,
New Yorker,
4 Oct. 2025
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