11.   The doors that slammed behind Balkan royalty exiled after World War II are being slowly pried open from the Black Sea to the Aegean.

12.   The theft from the Madonna della Serra sanctuary was discovered Monday morning after custodians noticed a side door had been pried open, the Italian news agency ANSA said.

13.   The scattered water outages came as thousands of fire hydrants were pried open by people seeking relief from the heat.

14.   The rare book was stolen from a glass case after the door of the church was pried open with an axe.

15.   Two all-male military academies were recently pried open by young women who wanted to attend, but this may not happen with the East Harlem school.