burgling

present participle of burgle

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Verb
  • That’s why his firm offers privacy-first, non-intrusive monitoring — no screenshots, no keystroke logging — using only numerical signals to reveal productivity trends without invading personal privacy.
    Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Channeling history, Putin has staked a key part of his pretext for invading Ukraine on the claim that neo-Nazi ideology was gaining ground in the neighboring state also viewed as the next potential frontier for NATO expansion.
    Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Caroline conveniently grows a conscience right around the time when the couple starts robbing banks in earnest.
    Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Drummond has served prison time for robbing a convenience store and threatening to go after jurors.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Burgling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burgling. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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