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Verb
On the night of Oct. 6, 2016, Kardashian was by herself in her room at the No Address Hotel in Paris when five men dressed as policemen broke in, tied up her feet and hands and gagged her before putting her in a bathtub.—Caroline Blair, People.com, 13 May 2025 Margaret Burke had her breasts removed the first day of Roanoke College’s winter break in December 2010.—Air Mail, 10 May 2025
Noun
Didn't appear that there were any signs of a break-in, or a crime that occurred at the home.—Chris Young Ritzen, CBS News, 10 May 2025 In a lawsuit filed against current and former owners and property managers of the facility, tenants say the building has fallen into disrepair and lacked security for months at a time, allowing outsiders to wander into the property, resulting in break-ins, drug use and fires in stairwells.—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for break in
This metabolically active fat accumulates around the waist, surrounding and invading the heart, liver, and pancreas.
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Larry Olmsted,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
Georgetown Law School Professor David Super also questioned the amount of deference that Haines gave the administration, including on the questions of whether Tren de Aragua is invading the U.S. and whether the Venezuelan government is responsible.
Making progress: Remember the story of the footballers who had their dreams interrupted by the Taliban?
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Emily Olsen,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
During the broadcast Hudson interrupted a question about their relationship, leading to backlash and discourse over her role in the coach’s professional life.
Will Luka finally realize that his poor conditioning was his beloved Dallas Mavericks’ main reason for foolishly giving him away, and, while the Mavericks were robbed in the deal, all this talk of weight issues was absolutely true?
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Bill Plaschke,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2025
Police allege that shortly after midnight on April 19, Jones and Upshaw approached a Richmond resident on the 500 block of 18th Street in Uptown Oakland, and attempted to rob him for a diamond necklace.
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