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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 drawdowns have left the US underprepared for potential conflict with Russia or China; in particular, replacing stockpiles of air-defense missiles — critical to supporting Taiwan should China invade — could take six years, The Wall Street Journal reported.—
Semafor Events,
semafor.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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But the tale soon takes on metafictional twists and turns as real-life Russian tanks and soldiers invade the country.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Apr. 2026
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McCoy was once considered a top-10 pick, but the 6-foot, 195-pound corner sustained a torn ACL during offseason workouts in January 2025 that robbed him of his junior season.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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He was charged and convicted of robbing two other people and charging fraudulent purchases to their credit cards.—
Michael Kunzelman,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Burgle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burgle. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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