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Recent Examples of break in
Eric Olson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Either way, a break in the equilibrium holding a stock to support/resistance levels results in a breakout or breakdown.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 27 Apr. 2026
Quinn Clark, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
There’s no sign of a break-in at the Klines’ house.
—Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Other teams breaking in transfer quarterbacks are Illinois (Katin Houser, East Carolina), Nebraska (Anthony Colandrea, UNLV), Northwestern (Aidan Chiles, Michigan State), Penn State (Rocco Becht, Iowa State) and Wisconsin (Colton Joseph, Old Dominion).
—Eric Olson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Either way, a break in the equilibrium holding a stock to support/resistance levels results in a breakout or breakdown.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
Kristen Stilt, a Harvard Law professor and director of the Animal Law and Policy Program, wrote an amicus brief in support of a defendant charged in a 2017 break-in at Ridglan Farms (those charges were later dropped).
—Quinn Clark, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
There’s no sign of a break-in at the Klines’ house.
—Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for break in
Verb
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The drawdowns have left the US underprepared for potential conflict with Russia or China; in particular, replacing stockpiles of air-defense missiles — critical to supporting Taiwan should China invade — could take six years, The Wall Street Journal reported.—
Semafor Events,
semafor.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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But the tale soon takes on metafictional twists and turns as real-life Russian tanks and soldiers invade the country.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Apr. 2026
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Jisoo’s acceptance speech at Canneseries’ opening ceremony was repeatedly interrupted by fans yelling her name, hardly believing their luck to be in the same theater.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
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Lane’s Willy is both a paternal tyrant and a wounded bear, growling if anyone interrupts him yet unable to conceal his soft underbelly.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In the months before the crime, Jackson had been released from prison after serving a five-year sentence for a series of burglaries.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
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One of two burglary suspects sought by Sauk Village police April 21 in connection with a restaurant break-in was taken into custody at the Chicago Southland Lincoln Oasis, police said.—
Dennis Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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McCoy was once considered a top-10 pick, but the 6-foot, 195-pound corner sustained a torn ACL during offseason workouts in January 2025 that robbed him of his junior season.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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He was charged and convicted of robbing two other people and charging fraudulent purchases to their credit cards.—
Michael Kunzelman,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Part of the reason may be that San Diego housing officials got an early and public start on dealing with their own growing budget shortfall and expected cuts in city, state and federal funding.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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When Alexander’s dad attempted to intervene, he too was cut in the left hand by his son, according to cops.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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His gang reportedly was involved in at least 20 murders, 100 holdups and 150 burglaries.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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The most recent holdup appears to largely stem from internal divisions in the House.—
Kate Perez,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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An immigrant delivery man bashed unconscious during a botched four-on-one Manhattan mugging died of his injuries months later, cops said Sunday.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 2026
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That was the only way to see countries' delegations backflipping and mean-mugging from places like Cortina and Livigno, sort of alternating with the parade in Milan.—
Pien Huang,
NPR,
6 Feb. 2026
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