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break-in

[breyk-in] / ˈbreɪkˌɪn /


break in




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The break-in at Simply Fish & Chips happened at about 02:00 BST on Saturday morning.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

Hugging Face discovered the break-in early last week, saying there had been unauthorized access to internal data sets and company credentials.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

A man accused of nabbing unreleased music by Beyoncé in a vehicle break-in last summer has pleaded guilty to the theft and has been sentenced to serve time in prison.

From Los Angeles Times May 12, 2026

“That break-in period gives them enough time to test the shoes themselves.”

From The Wall Street Journal May 11, 2026

Jack said that there was no evidence of a break-in, but he couldn’t have gotten a good look inside yet.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

Burglars tried to break in to the Barcelona home of Spain star Lamine Yamal on Wednesday, shortly after he helped La Roja reach their second World Cup final, police and media said.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

Against Zizou Bergs in the third round, he faced a 4-1 deficit with a double break in the fourth set, and again fell behind 4-1 in the fifth, before somehow surviving.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

“I’m telling clients this is the best summer-camp tax break in years, and most of them don’t know it exists yet,” said Jeff Judge, managing partner at Chesapeake Financial Planners in Forest Hill, Md.

From MarketWatch Jul. 6, 2026

Lukaku, meanwhile, was not just the gamechanger but also the peacemaker as team-mates Tielemans and Trossard argued with each other during the hydration break in the second half.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

I let my focus turn fuzzy and my subconscious emerge, searching for the break in the pattern.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

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

Sacher, operations manager at the popular sports bar Barney’s Beanery, which he said suffered four or five overnight break-ins in 2020 and 2021.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

At the time, community leaders had asked Bass to increase security in the area following the deadly home invasion and a string of other break-ins.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 19, 2026

He had rented the safe deposit box after several break-ins at his apartment, thinking that his valuables would be safe there.

From BBC Feb. 14, 2026

The Hartliebs will not hear anything from me—not unless I hear about any strange break-ins over the next few week.

From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke




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