break in
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Norman had already worked the room at the cocktail hour and during a break in the meal.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026
That’s a big part of why “The End of Oak Street” feels like a break in the pattern from the jump.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
"He was a star... He had chosen the spotlight," Ditum argued, acknowledging that his story had the "misfortune" to break in the middle of a summer news vacuum.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
The substitute has to stay off until the next break in play, so a team could potentially be left with 10 players for several minutes.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
She’d be so worried she’d break in two.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
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
Hugging Face discovered the break-in early last week, saying there had been unauthorized access to internal data sets and company credentials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
The break-in happened before that, and the activists were charged in relation to damage to property.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
I took a deep breath and described Gum Baby’s break-in, the chase through the Bottle Tree forest, and finally our fight.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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
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
An epidemic of car break-ins led owners to post “No Radio” signs in their windows, and auto alarms blared indignantly at all hours.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
“We call it a no harm, no foul bear,” Gonzalez said, as there were no reports of home break-ins or incidents with people.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 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
