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Recent Examples of burgle A week prior to the burglary, one of the suspects was in contact with a man accused of acting as a middleman to sell luxury items burgled from wealthy homeowners, according to federal prosecutors. Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 7 Feb. 2025 Four Chilean men were arrested in connection with the burglary of a string of multimillion-dollar homes, including one on the date Burrow’s home was burgled, though Burrow was not explicitly mentioned in the police report. Eric Levenson, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025 The leak that began the revelation came when unknown persons burgled the headquarters of the Summa Corporation, which was owned by the Hughes Tool Company. David Szondy, New Atlas, 4 Jan. 2025 He was incensed, mistakenly believing that the notepads had been burgled from his barn. Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for burgle
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  • Hamas invaded Israel on October 7, 2023, and massacred over 1,200 people, including Americans.
    Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 21 June 2025
  • Lil Wayne invades Billboard's Hot Rap Songs chart this week with tunes from his new album, Tha Carter VI.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
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  • McNeil made a highlight-reel catch in the first inning to rob Marcell Ozuna of extra bases, scaling the wall in center field, and giving Holmes a chance to pitch with zeroes on the board.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 26 June 2025
  • Twelve years ago high school basketball player Tony Farmer collapsed after hearing his sentence in criminal court for kidnapping, assaulting and robbing a former girlfriend.
    Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 25 June 2025

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“Burgle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burgle. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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