break-in
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The opposite of a guard dog: Golden retriever begs to play with intruder in San Diego break-in.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
Then she saw the video of him pleading with the police when they first accused him of the break-in.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Police were called shortly before 03:00 GMT on 29 April after the break-in on Moss Close in the village.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
With break-in season officially over, the ranger station at Mineral King posted a sign advising visitors they no longer needed to tarp and asking them not to borrow any more from their stash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
“And what about the break-in and the deal with the Conte? Do you want to forget about all that just because the snoop has told us to?”
From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke
But in old Dubai, where Iranian merchants are firmly established, they do not believe there will be a break in the ties forged over decades between the UAE's financial hub and southern Iran.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
That’s initially where director Paul Lieberstein, a veteran of “The Office,” expected to be: “There’s the old L.A. Times building — that’s where I thought we were going,” he says during a break in filming.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
It’s still summer break in the U.S., so regular classes at the majority of schools and colleges are not in session yet, and those that are tend to observe the federal holiday.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
He spoke with us about how he kept his acting dream a secret, his big break in a Scorsese film, and the place where he loves to unwind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
When Queenie turned up unexpectedly during a break in the Manchester Blitz, and they spent three wet and stormy days burning black market petrol up and down the Pennines on Maddie’s Silent Superb.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
Langley, Flock’s CEO, is an electrical engineer who co-founded the company in 2017 after a series of break-ins in his Atlanta neighborhood.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Former Home Secretary Yvette Cooper banned the group on advice from the police and security officials after an escalating spate of break-ins targeting Elbit, an Israeli-owned defence firm.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
In Madrid, Karim Benzema, Rodrygo and Dani Carvajal are among the football stars to have suffered break-ins at their homes in recent years.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
Brown said the dog was purchased and looked after by his security guards to help protect the house from break-ins, telling the jury: "I get a lot of stalker-type situations."
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
“You haven’t heard anything about break-ins, have you? Are kids involved?”
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
