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Recent Examples of break in
Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 8 Feb. 2025
This precedent was broken in February 2021 when Biden revoked it for Trump.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Feb. 2025
Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2025
The break-in is what brought the Sultan out to the desert this December afternoon.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Press play above to see what promise Franks is breaking in that laundromat stake-out.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 8 Feb. 2025
This precedent was broken in February 2021 when Biden revoked it for Trump.
—Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Feb. 2025
Noun
Hillard’s arrest comes more than a year after the Butler County woman called 911 to report a break-in at her home on Jan. 5, 2024, and that her dog was missing, seemingly taken, according to ButlerRadio.com.
—Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2025
The break-in is what brought the Sultan out to the desert this December afternoon.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for break in
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Gavriil Grigorov | Afp | Getty Images Europe should have learned its lesson when Russian forces invaded Georgia in 2008, Estonia’s Elias-Hindoalla said, adding that the Ukraine war has since reaffirmed the importance of finding alternative suppliers and improving the bloc’s energy independence.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
6 Feb. 2025
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Air traveler invades passenger's personal space to snap photos of clouds throughout flight A woman became frustrated on a recent flight to Germany when the passenger seated next to her continuously stretched his arm out to take photos near the window.—
Ashley J. DiMella Fox News,
Fox News,
4 Feb. 2025
Verb
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This time, however, Kelsey and Matt's big night was not only interrupted by Domingo, but also by his brothers, Ronaldo and Santiago (Pedro Pascal and Bad Bunny).—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
17 Feb. 2025
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This comes on top of a funding freeze also ordered by the administration that has interrupted work designed to clear national forests of vegetation that can feed wildfires.—
Christopher Flavelle,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Four Colombian nationals were arrested by Oregon authorities following a recent string of home burglaries.—
Christina Shaw,
Fox News,
11 Feb. 2025
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The burglaries are part of a wave of crime tourism.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2025
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Domínguez had a chance to unseat Verdugo at the end of last season, but the natural center fielder struggled in left field and didn’t hit much after recovery from UCL surgery and an oblique injury robbed him of minor league reps.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
17 Feb. 2025
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Some criminal gangs have been robbing trucks making wholesale Ozempic deliveries, Mr. Corrêa dos Santos said.—
Flávia Milhorance,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The healthcare provider makes a small cut in the abdomen, passes the laparoscope through, and examines the contents of the abdomen and pelvis using the attached camera.—
Joy Emeh,
Health,
15 Feb. 2025
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In a preemptive move to avoid a trade war like the ones with Canada, Mexico and China, India is weighing tariff cuts in at least a dozen sectors, from electronics to medical and surgical equipment, and chemicals, according to Reuters.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Paperwork holdups and the slow start of FBI background checks.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
3 Jan. 2025
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That the holdup in the case was the statute of limitations fits into a growing pattern within the legal landscape.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Break in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/break%20in. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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