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Noun
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The burglars used my pillowcases to haul off heirloom jewelry.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025 -
His gentleman burglar act falters before long.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
8 Sep. 2025
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Even if it’s stolen, the unique lock pin prevents thieves from accessing your personal information, giving you time to deactivate credit cards and alert the authorities.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Many now have cameras, hire private investigators and offer cash rewards to try to catch the thieves.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Redford plays an aging bank robber and escape artist who can’t quite quit the criminal life, and even gets to ride a horse – a fitting bookend for a inimitable Hollywood career.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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That film begins with charismatic bank robber Ryan Gosling in a thrilling motorcycle escape from the cops, and moves through several twists and turns, lurches forward in time, and holds Gosling at its heart as a man doing bad things for good reasons.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
8 Sep. 2025
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In classic heist-thriller fashion, each recruit fulfills a very cool and specific role — the driver, the safecracker, the chemist, etc.—
Angie Han,
The Hollywood Reporter,
1 Jan. 2023
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All that’s missing is a safecracker spinning dials and listening for a telltale click.—
Morgan Krakow,
Anchorage Daily News,
14 Feb. 2022
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To build out a beloved landmark in a historic district, under the anxious eye of preservationists, and slip in an extra 27,000 square feet of new construction practically unnoticed — that’s the work of a reverse cat burglar.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
25 Mar. 2025
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This American heiress summering in Cannes has just met Grant’s former cat burglar.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
22 Oct. 2024
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“Housebreaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/housebreaker. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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