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burgle

[bur-guhl] / ˈbɜr gəl /


VERB
burglarize
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG




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Grant previously claimed journalists had used private investigators to tap his phone and burgle his house - NGN denied the claims against it.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2024

“You make it as hard as possible for burglars in hopes that they look for some other house to burgle, but it’s impossible to ever completely secure your house.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 9, 2019

The men, from Cambridgeshire, Essex, Kent, London, the West Midlands and Northern Ireland, were convicted of conspiracy to burgle.

From BBC • Feb. 29, 2016

Ford’s conversion took England to within five points and they had two minutes to burgle a victory.

From The Guardian • Aug. 22, 2015

"Has it ever struck you that the hostel would be a very easy place to burgle?" asked Fil.

From A Popular Schoolgirl by Salmon, Balliol




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