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break-in

[breyk-in] / ˈbreɪkˌɪn /


break in




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A police spokesman likened the break-in to the Hollywood heist film Ocean's Eleven, telling AFP news agency it was "very professionally executed".

From BBC

The family of a former Irish rugby star whose international caps were stolen during a break-in almost forty years ago have appealed for their return.

From BBC

"Supposedly, this is the third break-in he's had," said Officer Samantha Martin.

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Four of the group are accused of playing roles in the break-in to an Israeli-linked defence firm in 2024 and are due to go on trial in May next year at the earliest.

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Tomos, who has worked at Canna Deli for nine years and owned it for the past three, described the break-in as "gutting" and said he had never experienced so much crime.

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