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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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Nearly four years later, Russian forces continue to grind along the front lines achieving incremental territorial gains at an extremely high cost, while Ukraine has managed to retake vast areas that Moscow initially invaded.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
26 Jan. 2026 -
Pastor says protesters invaded church A Minnesota church targeted by an anti-ICE protest Sunday decried it as unlawful, while one of the protest leaders called for the resignation of a church leader who works at a local ICE office.—
Alanna Durkin Richer,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026
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Thirty-six years later, I'm being robbed of my father, the man that was there for all of those milestones.—
Sarah Prior,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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That decision robbed them of valuable reconnaissance on their actual ski line.—
Frederick Dreier,
Outside,
23 Jan. 2026
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In 2011, an Airbnb host's apartment was ransacked, damaged and burglarized by guests, causing other hosts, guests and the general public to question the platform's trustworthiness three years into its existence, Chesky said.—
Megan Sauer,
CNBC,
20 Jan. 2026
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Throughout the two-month stretch, authorities responded to Mount Moriah multiple times in regards to a string of burglarized graves and mausoleums.—
David Matthews,
Mercury News,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Burgled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burgled. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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