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There’s another thing people need to be aware of when exploring the streets of Paris—the pickpockets.
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Byprarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 29 June 2024
Best of all, its main compartment is zippered, which is great for warding off pickpockets on public transport and outdoor dining hotspots in major cities like Rome.
—Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 19 June 2024
That’s the sound the chin of Communist agent Joey (Richard Kiley) makes when serial pickpocket Skip McCoy (Richard Widmark) drags him by the feet down a set of stairs.
—Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
Faulkner is a serial pickpocket suspected of lifting phones from sleeping passengers on city subways, then selling the phones at pawn shops.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2024
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Byprarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 29 June 2024
Best of all, its main compartment is zippered, which is great for warding off pickpockets on public transport and outdoor dining hotspots in major cities like Rome.
—Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 19 June 2024
That’s the sound the chin of Communist agent Joey (Richard Kiley) makes when serial pickpocket Skip McCoy (Richard Widmark) drags him by the feet down a set of stairs.
—Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
Faulkner is a serial pickpocket suspected of lifting phones from sleeping passengers on city subways, then selling the phones at pawn shops.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2024
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“Pickpocket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pickpocket. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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pickpocket
noun
pick·pock·et
ˈpik-ˌpäk-ət 
: a thief who steals from pockets and purses
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