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Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Virginia’s Margot Appleton Takes Cavaliers From Fifth To First To Win The Penn Relays Championship Of America DMR
No records were broken in the women’s distance medley relay on Friday.
—Cory Mull, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Car break-ins reached 3,384 in September 2022, a decade high for a single month.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2025
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Verb
With no more breaks in this relentless schedule, there’s really no time to reset and regroup.
—Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Virginia’s Margot Appleton Takes Cavaliers From Fifth To First To Win The Penn Relays Championship Of America DMR
No records were broken in the women’s distance medley relay on Friday.
—Cory Mull, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Noun
In security video of the break-in, a massive drill can be heard carving through the main castlelike wall, making a hole big enough for a person to slip through.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Car break-ins reached 3,384 in September 2022, a decade high for a single month.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for break in
Verb
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In March, President Donald Trump issued a proclamation claiming that the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua was invading the U.S.—
Nicholas Riccardi,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2025
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has escalated by cutting off trade, leading international initiatives against Israel and threatening to invade the Jewish state over the latter's war in Gaza.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Hudson reportedly interrupted the interview multiple times, according to Pro Football Talk, a subsidiary of NBC Sports.—
Boston Herald Wire Services,
Boston Herald,
1 May 2025
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The pandemic interrupted the development of the oratorio, but its first iteration was performed in San Francisco and on Angel Island in 2021.—
Aimée Ts'ao,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Comparing April 2025 with April 2024, overall crime — including robberies — have seen a 13.5% decrease, while burglary showing a 9.6% decrease and incidents involving grand larceny decreasing 4%.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2025
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Alcohol selling for hundreds of dollars was reported stolen during a May 5 burglary at Maple Lake Wine and Spirits, 8801 95th St., police said.—
Dennis Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2025
Verb
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They were robbed, they were robbed of lots of things.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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Four individuals are at large after posing as police officers and robbing a deli in New York City, officials said.—
Megan Forrester,
ABC News,
29 Apr. 2025
Verb
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On April 29, the Princess of Wales got back to her millennial roots by ditching baggy denim cuts in favor of brown skinny jeans during a visit to Scotland with Prince William.—
Averi Baudler,
People.com,
1 May 2025
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Therefore, markets expect that either the FOMC’s statement or Powell’s press conference on May 7 may contain some suggestion that interest rates could be cut in the very near term.—
Simon Moore,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
Noun
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The holdup man, Orlando Hernandez Barroso, 29, died, hit about seven times.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2025
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The $14 million was what the judge determined to be the potential loss to developers due to the city’s holdup of the project, including lost profits, inflation, the increasing cost of materials, and interest and utility costs.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2025
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