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cutpurse

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as in pickpocket

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Recent Examples of cutpurse She was born in the Barbican, in about 1584, and died in Fleet Street in 1659, becoming a thief, cutpurse and fence along the way. — Longreads, 8 May 2018

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Need to Know A police chief and travel agent on Tiktok says to only carry a crossbody bag on vacation in order to avoid becoming a target for pickpockets.

— Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2026
The Only Living Pickpocket in New York, costarring Will Price, Tatiana Maslany, Victoria Moroles, Steve Buscemi and Jamie Lee Curtis, follows Turturro’s aging pickpocket and Esposito as the detective on his tail.

— Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026

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An alleged shoplifter was shot and killed by police Wednesday outside Town Center at Cobb mall in Kennesaw, Georgia.

— CBS News, CBS News, 28 May 2026
The film is a surrealist heist-comedy starring Keke Palmer as Corvette, the leader of a crew of professional shoplifters who set their sights on a ruthless fashion mogul played by Demi Moore.

— Olivia Shalhoup, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026

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