1
as in invaded
to enter a house or building by force usually with illegal intent
the burglars broke in by smashing a window
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2
as in interrupted
to cause a disruption in a conversation or discussion
he rudely broke in to drop the names of several celebrities that he had met
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In October, Israeli ground troops invaded southern Lebanon after a year of fighting with Hezbollah militants.—
Josef Federman,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Dec. 2024 -
Golfers invaded all courses remaining open.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Dec. 2024
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His wife, Ivana, worries for their three young children and complains that her morning sleep is sometimes interrupted.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
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On New Year’s Day, Peters’ Christmas holiday was interrupted by a source sending him a letter from Jess Phillips, the UK government’s safeguarding minister, stating that Labour had rejected calls to hold a national inquiry into grooming gangs.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
8 Jan. 2025
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The man had been robbed, and his credit card had been used all over town.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Dec. 2024
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Mother and daughter attacked, robbed over parking space dispute at Citadel Outlets.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Dec. 2024
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The prospect of paying huge numbers of workers to sit at home and not work is exactly the kind of situation that lawmakers might look to cut in budget talks.—
Emily Peck,
Axios,
29 Jan. 2025
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At the same time, economists are forecasting more rate cuts in 2025, but not until May or even later, according to FactSet polling.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2025
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