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The burglars used my pillowcases to haul off heirloom jewelry.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025 -
His gentleman burglar act falters before long.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
8 Sep. 2025
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The idea that new technology can flip the odds of catching a thief or recovering a child feels like progress.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Overall last year, nighttime thefts of copper wiring along RTD disrupted train service 21 times between April and October, with thieves escaping with metal worth about $110,000.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
12 Sep. 2025
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In classic heist-thriller fashion, each recruit fulfills a very cool and specific role — the driver, the safecracker, the chemist, etc.—
Angie Han,
The Hollywood Reporter,
1 Jan. 2023
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All that’s missing is a safecracker spinning dials and listening for a telltale click.—
Morgan Krakow,
Anchorage Daily News,
14 Feb. 2022
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Redford plays an aging bank robber and escape artist who can’t quite quit the criminal life, and even gets to ride a horse – a fitting bookend for a inimitable Hollywood career.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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That film begins with charismatic bank robber Ryan Gosling in a thrilling motorcycle escape from the cops, and moves through several twists and turns, lurches forward in time, and holds Gosling at its heart as a man doing bad things for good reasons.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
8 Sep. 2025
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The parks department has even posted signs on the beach warning visitors about Cecil’s kleptomaniac habits.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
7 Aug. 2025
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The longtime psych-rock staple co-wrote the album with filmmaker Matt Yoka to be a collection of American stories about hopeless kleptomaniacs, urban explorers, and other people who slip through the cracks.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
30 May 2025
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“Grafter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grafter. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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