break-in
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Cellular tower near Comanche at 12:01 a.m. on Jan. 29, 2013, which indicated that Walters was somewhere within approximately 12 miles of the Roebucks’ house just two hours before the break-in.
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 break-in process could take even longer given Warsh’s big divergence with past chiefs.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
Cleveland Police said it received a report of a break-in at the premises at around 07:40 BST on Tuesday.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
People working directly for the White House, Krogh explained, could not risk getting caught in a break-in.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
That’s initially where director Paul Lieberstein, a veteran of “The Office,” expected to be: “There’s the old L.A. Times building — that’s where I thought we were going,” he says during a break in filming.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
It’s still summer break in the U.S., so regular classes at the majority of schools and colleges are not in session yet, and those that are tend to observe the federal holiday.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
While the estate's network of tracks functioned as a fire break in some locations, in other areas strong winds helped high flames jump the gap.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
He spoke with us about how he kept his acting dream a secret, his big break in a Scorsese film, and the place where he loves to unwind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 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
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
Brown said the dog was purchased and looked after by his security guards to help protect the house from break-ins, telling the jury: "I get a lot of stalker-type situations."
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
Flock CEO Garrett Langley, an electrical engineer, co-founded the company after a series of break-ins in his Atlanta neighborhood.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
“You haven’t heard anything about break-ins, have you? Are kids involved?”
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
