break in
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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
She wasted three early in the second set before conceding a break in the sixth game with a double fault at 30-40 as Noskova forced a decider.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Leroy, he said, had given him an early break in 2018 when he showed his work for the first time.
From Barron's ● Sep. 5, 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
But then, up ahead, we notice a bright spot, a break in the canopy.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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
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
The break-in at Simply Fish & Chips happened at about 02:00 BST on Saturday morning.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Jan nailed a pinewood board over the gap in the door and went off again with Miep to inform the police of the break-in.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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
“Mr. Costello has been getting a lot of phone calls about a lot of different things. There’s the termite problem. And there have been break-ins over on his side of the development.”
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
