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break-in

noun as in trespass

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Earlier this month two of his artworks were stolen during an overnight break-in at a gallery in the Netherlands.

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Two artworks by the American artist Andy Warhol have been stolen during an overnight break-in at a gallery in the Netherlands.

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The second defendant, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had also pleaded not guilty to armed break-in as well as malicious acts and assault occasioning bodily harm on Mr Lovell, who was kicked and then stabbed in the back.

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A man has been cleared of murdering a British woman during a break-in at her home in Australia.

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"Since the violent break-in and shouts of 'where’s Nancy?' two years ago, not a day goes by that we do not think of this devastating assault, its trauma — or the possibility of future attacks," the family said.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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