as in burglar
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The new season finds Harry and Fergus delving into the worlds of whiskey-making, theatre and musical-tattoos, chasing a gang of middle-aged lady burglars and working to deal with a murder close to home.—
Anne Easton,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025 -
The burglars used my pillowcases to haul off heirloom jewelry.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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There is not a thief or any army of moths on earth that can destroy this kind of treasure.—
Bea L. Hines,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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On the night of May 4, 1802, a thief broke into Denmark's Royal Art Museum and took the horns.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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In the center of the console were three domed knobs; as Castelli turned these, ever so gently, with the finesse of a safecracker, the impact of the images was altered.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 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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One of the slain robbers is Parker’s longtime accomplice Philly Webb (Thomas Jane), whose widow, Grace (Gretchen Mol), only half buys it when Parker promises to get her Philly’s share and ice his killer.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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Tales behind 9 historic Arizona hotels Arizona's oldest hotels faced natural and economic disasters, even a brush with bank robbers.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Picklock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picklock. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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