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burgling

verb

present participle of burgle

as in invading

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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to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully the neighbors returned from vacation to find that their house had been burgled

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It's meant to starve Russian President Vladimir Putin of the resources Moscow needs to continue its war in Ukraine after invading its neighbor more than four years ago.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
It’s meant to starve Russian President Vladimir Putin of the resources Moscow needs to continue its war in Ukraine after invading its neighbor more than four years ago.

— Seung Min Kim, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026

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Around the same time, legacy media began its slow decline, robbing magazines and TV shows of much of their PR powers.

— Brian Raftery, Vanity Fair, 6 Oct. 2026
He is accused of robbing and killing Anna Yagi, 39, who was found at a hotel in Naha on Saturday morning.

— Javier C. Hernández, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

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