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
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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
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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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