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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
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
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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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for break in
Verb
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This metabolically active fat accumulates around the waist, surrounding and invading the heart, liver, and pancreas.—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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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.—
Joe Walsh
May 15,
CBS News,
15 May 2025
Verb
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Making progress: Remember the story of the footballers who had their dreams interrupted by the Taliban?—
Emily Olsen,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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Before Schakowsky, who is Jewish, the 9th Congressional District was represented by Sidney Yates, one of six children of Lithuanian Jewish immigrants, who represented the district for 24 terms, a five-decade run interrupted by only one term in the 1960s.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
12 May 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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Listen to this article A vehicle slammed into the front of a La Jolla business early Tuesday in a burglary, resulting in thousands of dollars of losses and the deaths of multiple fish at an eyewear store, San Diego police said.—
Christian Martinez,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2025
Verb
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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?—
Bill Plaschke,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2025
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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.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
10 May 2025
Verb
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Since the season began, Homa has played in 10 events, missing the cut in five of them.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
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According to Fed Fund Futures tracked by CNBC, the chances of a Fed cut in July have moved from 69% to 42% after the agreement.—
Frank Holland,
CNBC,
12 May 2025
Noun
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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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While the swap of players makes a lot of sense for both teams, the value itself would be the holdup.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
12 Mar. 2025
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