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- noun   Plural form of break-in .
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								Hersh wrote that the CIA had conducted illegal surveillance, surreptitiously opened thousands of pieces of mail, conducted illegal break-ins, and infiltrated dozens of domestic dissident organizations—all in violation of its charter. The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010 
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								Hersh wrote that the CIA had conducted illegal surveillance, surreptitiously opened thousands of pieces of mail, conducted illegal break-ins, and infiltrated dozens of domestic dissident organizations—all in violation of its charter. The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010 
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								Hersh wrote that the CIA had conducted illegal surveillance, surreptitiously opened thousands of pieces of mail, conducted illegal break-ins, and infiltrated dozens of domestic dissident organizations—all in violation of its charter. The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010 
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								On a more general level, social networking sites may be great for spreading holiday cheer, but they've also proven to be a gold mine of personal information that crooks piece together for identity theft and house break-ins. John Giacobbi: Snow White & the Seven Cyber-Scams John Giacobbi 2011 
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								There have since been attempted break-ins at other climate research institutions. David Roberts: What We Have and Haven't Learned From 'Climategate' David Roberts 2011 
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								Increasingly, governments are going public about break-ins to their networks to raise public awareness. France Investigates Attack on Computers Max Colchester 2011 
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								And while it seems hard to believe that a smart woman would work late alone in her office after two break-ins, King adds, We make it clear that the Pretty Little Liars did not tell her everything about A and withheld a lot of information. Pretty Little Liars Finale: Is Alison's Killer Finally Revealed? 2011 
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								She singled out one remarkable shot of Ehrlichman, who would eventually serve 18 months in prison, pointing at and razzing a newspaper headline blaring his involvement in the Watergate break-ins. Nixon at Home, Kissinger on the Beach Nicolas Rapold 2012 
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								Six officers who were trying to search Thomas' backpack after reports of break-ins at a Fullerton, California, transit hub got into a violent fight with the 37-year-old. 
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								Six officers who were trying to search Thomas' backpack after reports of break-ins at a Fullerton, California, transit hub got into a violent fight with the 37-year-old. 
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