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Noun
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Seven stores in a strip mall in Maine Township, Illinois, had their windows smashed in apparent overnight burglaries.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 May 2026 -
Police are investigating two recent home burglaries in Los Angeles in which the thieves were confronted by witnesses or scared off by home alarms.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
Noun
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But there are some potential holdups.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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Police have also charged 32-year-old Guardy Roman in connection with two of the holdups reported last fall.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
1 May 2026
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“Break-ins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/break-ins. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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