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as in to invade
to enter a house or building by force usually with illegal intent
someone burgled the lab when no one was there and let the animals out of their cages
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as in to rob
to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully
the neighbors returned from vacation to find that their house had been burgled
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Recent Examples of burgle
While Parisians were having an overpriced brunch on Sunday, the Louvre Museum was burgled in one of the most audacious robberies in recent history.
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Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Oct. 2025
The incident took place at around 2 a.m. on Wednesday, shortly before the store was burgled.
—Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
But Tellez has five career steals, so if Kirk is motivated to keep burgling those bases, there’s something else to shoot for.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2025
The local Chinese restaurant and the local corner shop have also been burgled.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025
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Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Oct. 2025
The incident took place at around 2 a.m. on Wednesday, shortly before the store was burgled.
—Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
But Tellez has five career steals, so if Kirk is motivated to keep burgling those bases, there’s something else to shoot for.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2025
The local Chinese restaurant and the local corner shop have also been burgled.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025
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The escalation has now resulted in Israel, with Trump holding their hand in this Thelma and Louise-style adventure, invading two sovereign countries (Lebanon and Iran) and brazenly hitting nuclear power plants, prompting Russia to warn the world of a potential nuclear disaster.—
Rachel Marsden,
Hartford Courant,
5 Apr. 2026
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The video shows the religious leader begging the Lebanese Army not to withdraw from southern Lebanon, as Israel invades.—
Lauren Frayer,
NPR,
5 Apr. 2026
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Life for a child should be a time of wonder and discovery, but children with cancer are sometimes robbed of those wonders.—
Ross Guidotti,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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He was robbed of the equalizer in the third period when Bobrovsky just got a piece of Geekie’s shot from the top of the crease.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Burgle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burgle. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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