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break-in

[brayk-in] / ˈbreɪkˌɪn /


break in




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Jeramy seemed to have a motive: A couple of weeks before the break-in, Roebuck had repossessed a Dodge Dakota pickup truck he’d sold to Jeramy after his nephew fell behind on payments.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

With break-in season officially over, the ranger station at Mineral King posted a sign advising visitors they no longer needed to tarp and asking them not to borrow any more from their stash.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 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

Just days after stepping down, John Ehrlichman told federal investigators that the Ellsberg break-in was not merely the work of Hunt and Liddy, but part of a White House investigation ordered by President Nixon.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

An investigation into the 1997 murder of Christopher “Biggie Smalls” Wallace in Los Angeles ultimately led to the break in Shakur’s killing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Treasury yields eased in line with the fall in oil after the holiday break in trading Monday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

There are transferable skills people can bring to the construction industry, which is good news for anyone who wants to break in.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

In the two-week break in November, players may still get a short spell off while matches are more likely to be in-house affairs with teams made up of senior and under-21 players.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

“Are you nuts? Don’t you remember anything that just happened? The cat is gone. There’s nobody to break in and free.”

From "Raymie Nightingale" by Kate DiCamillo

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

Homeless encampments, piles of trash, vermin, and car break-ins have bedeviled the 4000 block of Babcock Avenue in Studio City since the property was abandoned, said neighbor Clint Ledsworth.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 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

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

Uncle Carlos was always uneasy about Nana living by herself in Garden Heights, especially since break-ins and robberies seem to happen more to older folks than anybody.

From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas


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