burglarize
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“Westwood was entirely sure it was people trying to seek out their houses to burglarize them,” said Neal, a documentary film editor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2023
“It just kept playing in my mind, ‘How can you burglarize this?’”
From New York Times ● Nov. 22, 2021
Tolbert says he believes that “will have an effect on those who burglarize homes in Flint.”
From Washington Times ● Feb. 11, 2015
This year, she leads a particularly strong Un Certain Regard sidebar with "The Bling Ring," a film about star-worshipping California teenagers who burglarize celebrity homes.
From Seattle Times ● May 13, 2013
But one may use such new coinages as burglarize, home-run, and diner rather freely.
From News Writing The Gathering , Handling and Writing of News Stories by M. Lyle (Matthew Lyle) Spencer
The horror thriller, about a valet who burglarizes the houses of his rich customers, earned a B-minus rating on CinemaScore and a 56% "rotten" rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2018
Unluckily for McCoy, the home that had been burglarized was located on a street where he regularly rode his bicycle in a loop.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
He also investigates stolen tractors and off-road vehicles, burglarized deer camps, and financial crimes, like a $2 million case that involved a man who took out bank loans on cows he didn’t own.
From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026
Pitt, who owns several properties across the globe, is understood to have been away from the dwelling when it was burglarized on the evening of June 25.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2025
The woman first reported that her home — which is located in a remote area of Lovelock, north of Magalia — was burglarized on April 17.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2025
Beholden to paying clients, they were widely seen as surreptitious figures who burglarized people’s secrets.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
Bass and other elected officials in Los Angeles have repeatedly asked protesters to remain nonviolent and refrain from spray-painting graffiti or otherwise vandalizing or burglarizing businesses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2025
Santa Monica Police spotted and stopped a man who was burglarizing vehicles in a parking lot near the pier by using a drone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2024
Although the men on trial admitted to burglarizing the museum, they refused to admit significant aspects of the crime — such as planning and leadership — blaming unknown accomplices instead.
From New York Times ● May 16, 2023
Craig Koblitz, 62, a yacht repairman who lives across the street, said some neighbors had suspected him of burglarizing a nearby house a few years ago.
From New York Times ● Feb. 15, 2018
Since the corn roast, the burning of his barn and the burglarizing of his house Mr. Preston had been quietly endeavoring to discover the evil-doers.
From Madge Morton's Trust by Amy D. V. Chalmers
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