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Recent Examples of break in
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
Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 22 May 2025
Along with a break-in at Kid Cudi’s home, there was a tirade of threats by Combs over the brief relationship between Kid Cudi and Cassie Ventura.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 22 May 2025
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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
In other news: The reporters in the gallery were treated to some rare levity this morning as the attorneys debated whether Kid Cudi could testify about his dog’s behavioral changes after the 2011 break-in at his home.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 22 May 2025
Along with a break-in at Kid Cudi’s home, there was a tirade of threats by Combs over the brief relationship between Kid Cudi and Cassie Ventura.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for break in
Verb
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Imagine China deciding to invade Taiwan, calculating that sanctions will only be symbolic, short-lived, or broadly ineffective.—
Zoltan Istvan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 May 2025
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The problem is not the bears, but the invasive species invading their spaces — i.e., humans.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
27 May 2025
Verb
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According to reports, Hudson interrupted the CBS interview several times and even stormed off at one point, delaying the interview by around 30 minutes.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
24 May 2025
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Their reunion is interrupted when a woman who was vacationing with her powerful, much older husband is found murdered.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
22 May 2025
Noun
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In May 2019, he was indicted by a grand jury for burglary of a habitation—a felony.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2025
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Detectives kept insisting the crime fit the pattern of a residential burglary, not a love triangle.—
Christopher Goffard,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
Verb
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These guys robbed us — took everything, all our equipment.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
21 May 2025
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Johnson robbed the convenience store in Garland where Harris was working a morning shift on May 20, 2012.—
Christine Pelisek,
People.com,
21 May 2025
Verb
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The Yield curve flipped from strongly inverted to rapidly steepening within a week of the Fed’s first rate cut in 4 ½ years.—
George Calhoun,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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Three Spectrum fiber optic lines were cut in the KC area Saturday, according to a spokesperson for the company.—
Maddie Carr,
Kansas City Star,
24 May 2025
Noun
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The holdup is likely related to Epic Games' recent changes to allow external payments on in-game purchases.—
James Peckham,
PC Magazine,
14 May 2025
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Images shared on social media showed road traffic holdups in Bali as a result of the outage and long lines at the airport check-in counters.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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