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Recent Examples of break in
Julian McKenzie, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
In most breach cases, a threat actor broke in through a SaaS provider environment that wasn’t protected with MFA.
—Ofer Klein, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
On Tuesday, Breed’s last full day in office, her administration noted that crime rates had also fallen in 2024, with reports of car break-ins dropping 54%, property crime down 31% and violent crime down 14%.
—Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Ottawa entered the Christmas break in a wild-card spot.
—Julian McKenzie, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
In most breach cases, a threat actor broke in through a SaaS provider environment that wasn’t protected with MFA.
—Ofer Klein, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Noun
There was a break-in at his home in late 2023 that left him and his family shaken.
—Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
On Tuesday, Breed’s last full day in office, her administration noted that crime rates had also fallen in 2024, with reports of car break-ins dropping 54%, property crime down 31% and violent crime down 14%.
—Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for break in
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In late 2022, months after Russia fully invaded neighboring Ukraine, Moldova suffered major power outages following Russian strikes on Ukraine, which is interconnected to the Kuciurgan plant.Stephen McGrath and Aurel Obreja, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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Even after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, the organization continued to conduct such surveys and gradually restored operations to almost prewar levels.Anton Grushetskyi, Foreign Affairs, 30 Dec. 2024
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Foreign observers panned Maduro’s official numbers, which were presented in a haphazard fashion after regular polling reports were interrupted by officials after the election.Laura Kelly, The Hill, 10 Jan. 2025
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The arraignment was interrupted by bursts of comments, often crude, from Vinson, rendering most of the hearing inaudible.Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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The bill would require federal authorities to detain undocumented immigrants charged with burglary, theft, larceny or shoplifting, broadening the list of charges that would subject them to being held and potentially deported.Karoun Demirjian, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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Authorities noted that Gibson’s previous criminal history includes felony convictions for drug, burglary and failure to appear offenses.Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2025
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Together, the unlikely duo plan to rob the World Diamond Center in Nice, France — a story point that Gudegast would’ve preferred to keep under wraps.Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2025
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According to the filing, around 15-20 people armed with rifles and handguns kidnapped the pair on Dec. 16 and took them to a vacant apartment where they were tied up, questioned, robbed, assaulted and menaced.Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 10 Jan. 2025
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The pieces vary in size and shape; a few have small holes cut in them.Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
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The resulting surge in the 10-year T-Note yield further decreased the market’s odds for a rate cut in March from 41% to 25% based on the data from the CME FedWatch.Tom Aspray, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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The last holdup to a major year-end health care package is a dispute over the details of a provision to streamline the prior authorization process in Medicare Advantage, sources say.Peter Sullivan, Axios, 14 Dec. 2024
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The Virginia rep confirmed that the album is complete and ready to be released, with the only holdup being the delay of a guest verse to appear on the album from an unnamed artist.Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Break in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/break%20in. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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