burglar
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The hysteria of recent days, however, strikes me as akin to the neighborhood dogs yapping in chorus three weeks after the burglar has been and gone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
It could also provide enough electricity for off-grid devices requiring little power, such as sensors to detect pest damage to farmland, overflowing rivers, landslides or even burglar alarms.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
This meant they could avoid triggering some burglar alarm systems which only covered downstairs floors.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
His mother “worked as a receptionist at a burglar alarm company—one of the few growth industries in the neighborhood” during the early 1960s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
Instead of knocking on Miss Love’s door, he opened it, quiet as a burglar.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
It’s functionally a field guide of targets for burglars, looters and squatters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
In 2022, an independent panel said Ramaphosa might have a case to answer after burglars stole huge sums of cash, hidden in a sofa, from his private farm.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Five decades ago, four burglars broke into a billionaire’s safe, setting off a chain of events that exposed and foiled one of the CIA’s most ambitious operations against the Soviets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
But there were still valuable belongings at their home, and his family was concerned burglars might try to ignore the hazardous chemicals in the air and take advantage of the situation.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026
I’m boring you with all my break-ins, but what can I do when burglars take such pleasure in honoring Gies & Co. with their presence?
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
