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The men used a crowbar to break in, the indictment said, but fled before making off with anything.
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Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025
Knowing this, knowing that the briny deep awaits and that nobody’s coming to your rescue—along with the loot, the captain’s made off with the ship’s radio—would anyone blame you for being a little put-upon?
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 June 2025
In the end, neither side made off with the flagship’s riches—the San José’s stores of gunpowder eventually ignited, causing the vessel to sink to the bottom of the Atlantic.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 11 June 2025
Thousands of hungry Palestinians stormed a new, controversial U.S.- and Israel-backed aid distribution center in Gaza and made off with boxes of food as Israeli soldiers fired live rounds in the air.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 28 May 2025
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Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025
Knowing this, knowing that the briny deep awaits and that nobody’s coming to your rescue—along with the loot, the captain’s made off with the ship’s radio—would anyone blame you for being a little put-upon?
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 June 2025
In the end, neither side made off with the flagship’s riches—the San José’s stores of gunpowder eventually ignited, causing the vessel to sink to the bottom of the Atlantic.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 11 June 2025
Thousands of hungry Palestinians stormed a new, controversial U.S.- and Israel-backed aid distribution center in Gaza and made off with boxes of food as Israeli soldiers fired live rounds in the air.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 28 May 2025
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“Make off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20off. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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