housebreakings

Definition of housebreakingsnext
plural of housebreaking

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Noun
  • In 2017, the Economic Policy Institute estimated that just one form of wage theft (paying below minimum wage) resulted in minimum wage workers having more than $15 billion stolen from them every year, a number that exceeds the value of all robberies, burglaries, larcenies, and car thefts combined.
    Emily Galvin Almanza, Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Investigators said the burglaries began at the end of November 2025 until as recently as earlier this month.
    Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • All the robberies happened in the 6600 block of South Blackstone Avenue.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Abrams is also accused of committing three other gunpoint robberies in May 2023.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2026
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“Housebreakings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/housebreakings. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.

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