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as in invaded
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 robbed
to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully
the neighbors returned from vacation to find that their house had been burgled
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In 1982, after Israel invaded Lebanon, Iranian agents cultivated ties among fellow Shia who resented Israel’s presence.—
Ron Kampeas,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Mar. 2026 -
Pain returned in April 2025, and a scan revealed cancer had invaded bone in her right hip.—
Gerald Witt,
AJC.com,
1 Mar. 2026
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In January, it was robbed at gunpoint of what police say was about $100,000 worth of items.—
Kristie Keleshian,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2026
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In Southern California, the fervor around Pokémon cards has led to strings of break-ins in recent months at trading card stores that have amounted to hundreds of thousands of dollars of losses and even some collectors robbed at gunpoint.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2026
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The business was first burglarized six months ago, and the family has since experienced two home invasions after being followed home from the store.—
Ashley Carnahan,
FOXNews.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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At a council meeting last month, a business owner told Hanceville’s leaders her laundromat had been burglarized and vandalized several times in the past year.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Burgled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burgled. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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