burglar
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From burglar to saboteur, artificial-intelligence agents have taken on nefarious roles in recent so-called loss-of-control episodes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
It could also provide enough electricity for off-grid devices requiring little power, such as sensors to detect pest damage to farmland, overflowing rivers, landslides or even burglar alarms.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
It’s like showing a burglar a vulnerable window, then asking him to figure out the best way to break inside and pillage the place.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
"This isn't a burglar walking down a street thinking 'I need to do a burglary'," Det Ch Insp Dave Worthington said.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
I might have been the burglar and he the master of the house.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
It’s functionally a field guide of targets for burglars, looters and squatters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Five decades ago, four burglars broke into a billionaire’s safe, setting off a chain of events that exposed and foiled one of the CIA’s most ambitious operations against the Soviets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
The burglars were gone by the time officers arrived, Miller said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026
He told some people Bethan had run out of their home chasing burglars, while he told others she was knocked over while taking rubbish out.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
In the first place, to hear whether there are any burglars downstairs, and then to the various beds—upstairs, next door and in my room—to tell whether the others are asleep or half awake.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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