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forced entry

[fawrst en-tree] / ˈfɔrst ˈɛn tri /
NOUN
break in
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There was no sign of forced entry, though.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Dave later learned the energy company npower had forced entry to remove the electricity meters after thousands of pounds of bills went unpaid.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

There were no signs of forced entry, and Nick Reiner was not at the property when officers arrived, according to law enforcement sources not authorized to speak publicly about details of the case.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2025

Few signs of forced entry were visible on Sunday at the singer's home apart from a broken doorknob, an AFP journalist observed.

From Barron's ● Nov. 17, 2025

I took a self-guided tour of the downstairs rooms just to make sure that no stone had been left unturned, that no obvious forced entry had been missed.

From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson


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