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break into

verb

to enter (a house, etc) illegally, esp by force
to change abruptly from a slower to a faster speed
the horse broke into a gallop
to consume (supplies held in reserve)
at the end of the exercise the soldiers had to break into their iron rations

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Burglars broke into a farm on the estate surrounding Windsor Castle last month and stole two vehicles, Thames Valley Police has said.

From BBC

When it was time for the raid, Mills, furnished with a walkie-talkie, mounted a nearby roof to keep an eye out as the others went through the tunnel and worked on breaking into the vault.

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"I thought I could get a bit of fame and promo for my music and the industry is so hard to break into, you really have to get yourself out there."

From BBC

A brown bear — and there hasn’t been one of those in Southern California for more than a century — breaks into a 2010 Rolls Royce Ghost, seemingly using the door handle.

From Los Angeles Times

The problem isn't a new one - as far back as 1998, thieves broke into a storeroom and took nine tonnes of cheddar from a family-run farm in Somerset.

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