as in stealing
the unlawful taking and carrying away of property without the consent of its owner
the first sign that there had been a robbery was the broken door lock
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Recent Examples of robbery
Police said the spike is being fueled by robberies near bars, nightclubs and transit hubs, and have rolled out a multi-million-dollar safety initiative with corporate partners to try to restore public confidence.
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The outlet reported that he was convicted on charges of robbery with a dangerous weapon and possession of a firearm by a felon in 2014 and served just over five years in prison before being released and placed on parole in September 2020.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Project Green Light, the city's high-definition camera network at more than 1,000 businesses, has been credited with helping nearly eliminate robberies and carjackings on those premises.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
The first, where police investigated a warehouse robbery in Chino, recovering thousands of dollars worth of Labubus.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The outlet reported that he was convicted on charges of robbery with a dangerous weapon and possession of a firearm by a felon in 2014 and served just over five years in prison before being released and placed on parole in September 2020.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Project Green Light, the city's high-definition camera network at more than 1,000 businesses, has been credited with helping nearly eliminate robberies and carjackings on those premises.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
The first, where police investigated a warehouse robbery in Chino, recovering thousands of dollars worth of Labubus.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for robbery
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The jury also recommended that Catarino serve 12 years for each manslaughter conviction, three years for each armed criminal action conviction, and one year for each stealing of a firearm conviction.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
2 Sep. 2025
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Hollywood starlet Sydney Sweeney has done plenty of scene-stealing in Euphoria and The White Lotus but her latest breakout performance may be on Wall Street.—
John Buckingham,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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American officials have alleged that North Korea is engaged in a long-running effort to use cyberattacks, cryptocurrency theft and IT contractors to gather information on behalf of the government in Pyongyang.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
14 Sep. 2025
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Young Peter survived by theft and by begging.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Robbery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/robbery. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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