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Noun
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In 2017, the Economic Policy Institute estimated that just one form of wage theft (paying below minimum wage) resulted in minimum wage workers having more than $15 billion stolen from them every year, a number that exceeds the value of all robberies, burglaries, larcenies, and car thefts combined.—
Emily Galvin Almanza,
Literary Hub,
18 Feb. 2026 -
Investigators said the burglaries began at the end of November 2025 until as recently as earlier this month.—
Jennifer McRae,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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According to McKay, five of the holdups involved a man armed with what appeared to be a firearm.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
12 Feb. 2026
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In her opinion, the holdups, delays and claim denials point to the city of Fort Worth trying to save money on treatment costs.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Break-ins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/break-ins. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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