break-in
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Cellular tower near Comanche at 12:01 a.m. on Jan. 29, 2013, which indicated that Walters was somewhere within approximately 12 miles of the Roebucks’ house just two hours before the break-in.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Prosecutors told the court Middlebrough had helped to plan and organise the August 2024 break-in at Elbit Systems in Bristol, a British defence firm with an Israeli parent company.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
The woman alleged that the deputy falsified a break-in report just to visit her home, and he later pleaded no contest to misdemeanor charges, according to a civil lawsuit and court records.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
The break-in process could take even longer given Warsh’s big divergence with past chiefs.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
He repeatedly told the public he was demanding a full and vigorous investigation of the Watergate break-in.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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Kartal dominated the first set and led by a break in the second before Chwalinska turned momentum in her favour.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
Osteoporosis is a bone disease that mostly affects older women and raises the risk that a fall could cause a break in the hip, spine or other bones.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
The 12-month average gain going into the September report was only about 45,000 jobs monthly, so the September figure fits a slow trend more than a break in the economy, he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
He is now staying at the house, and said people had tried to break in since his arrival.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
There was no answer, and no break in the clouds.
From "The Honest Truth" by Dan Gemeinhart
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The house had been empty for some time and a number of break-ins eventually led to the downstairs windows being boarded up, which had not helped the atmosphere, Way said.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
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
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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