break-in
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The opposite of a guard dog: Golden retriever begs to play with intruder in San Diego break-in.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
Kerstetter further testified that Walters’ phone had pinged in Comanche only one other time during the preceding 11 months, about two weeks before the break-in.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Police were called shortly before 03:00 GMT on 29 April after the break-in on Moss Close in the village.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
The victim was Hugging Face, a provider of open-source AI tools; it discovered the break-in early last week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
For the last ten days Dussel hasn’t been on speaking terms with Mr. van Daan, and all because of the new security measures since the break-in.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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
Kushner got his big break in 2010 while still studying for his MBA.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 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
Lando Norris starts the first grand prix after Formula 1's summer break in the same place as he started the one before it - on pole.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
“Actually, we’re spending Thanksgiving break in Boston, with my grandparents.”
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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
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
Former Home Secretary Yvette Cooper banned the group on advice from the police and security officials after an escalating spate of break-ins targeting Elbit, an Israeli-owned defence firm.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 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
The news was slow: a woman had had septuplets; bears, the New York Times reported with a straight face, were the main cause of car break-ins at Yosemite.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
