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break-in

noun as in trespass

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An alleged Palestine Action member attacked a police officer with a sledgehammer, fracturing her back during an organised break-in at an Israeli defence firm, a court heard.

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The break-in triggered an alarm, but an employee who checked on it entered through a side door for staff and didn’t notice anything unusual, White said.

"We can confirm that Raheem Sterling was the victim of a home break-in this weekend," Sterling's representative said on Wednesday.

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The man then left the scene of the break-in with stolen underwear and pizza, White said.

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In another high-profile break-in, thieves last month broke into the French capital's Natural History Museum, making off with gold samples worth more than $1 million.

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