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The robber made off with an undisclosed amount of money.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
Even their most innocuous comments were made off the record, though some of the same attendees who’d refused to be formally interviewed did later request to follow me on Instagram.
—Gaby Del Valle, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
On March 8, 1971, eight people — Davidon, the Raineses and Forsyth among them — broke into an FBI office in Media, Pennsylvania and made off with more than 1,000 documents.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
In other security news, hackers hit identity protection company Aura this week, making off with over 900,000 records of its users.
—Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
Even their most innocuous comments were made off the record, though some of the same attendees who’d refused to be formally interviewed did later request to follow me on Instagram.
—Gaby Del Valle, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
On March 8, 1971, eight people — Davidon, the Raineses and Forsyth among them — broke into an FBI office in Media, Pennsylvania and made off with more than 1,000 documents.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
In other security news, hackers hit identity protection company Aura this week, making off with over 900,000 records of its users.
—Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
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“Make off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20off. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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