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pilferage

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In the second novel of the Amina al-Sirafi fantasy series, Chakraborty sets her pirate protagonist out onto the high seas for some perilous pilfering after being dragged into her partner’s problems.

— Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 8 May 2026

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State authorities have said that police were responding to a shoplifting call at a Walmart when an officer fired at the car Kohen was in.

— Bracey Harris, NBC news, 1 July 2026
The shooting occurred on June 14, after law enforcement officers responded to a shoplifting call in Senatobia, according to the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation.

— Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 22 June 2026

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Le Pen was sentenced in March 2025 to four years in prison, with two suspended, and a five-year ban on running for office, over her National Rally party’s alleged embezzlement of European Union funds.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 8 July 2026
Turner was charged with three felony counts of embezzlement of more than $100,000 from L-Town Charities, based out of Denver, North Carolina.

— Mark Price July 8, Charlotte Observer, 8 July 2026

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People in northwest Nigeria are caught between regular attacks by bandit groups who specialize in kidnapping for ransom and Islamist militants who have been expanding their territory.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
Helen is the queen of Sparta whose kidnapping by the Trojans ignited the Trojan War in the first place.

— Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026

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The abduction of Nicolas Maduro, then the president of Venezuela, was daring, high-risk, and has slowly paid off, with Caracas becoming more US-friendly.

— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
But the government’s killings, torture, and abductions continued for years after the final whistle had blown.

— Minky Worden, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

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