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Sacramento County sheriff’s deputies on Wednesday afternoon were looking for suspects involved in an apparent smash-and-grab style robbery at a jewelry store in Arden Arcade.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
3 July 2025 -
Shootings, robberies and burglaries all fell last year, according to the latest data from police.—
Sarah Nelson,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
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The park is also one of several spots in both the Inner and Outer Banks where Blackbeard was known to roam during his heyday of piracy.—
Caroline Eubanks,
Travel + Leisure,
7 July 2025
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In one case, the conservative-leaning US Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit ruled in October 2024 that Grande Communications should have terminated Internet users accused of piracy.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 June 2025
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California was also a land of plunder, a place where rampant capitalism had merged with unrealistic fantasy.—
Andrew Moore,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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At the Jeu de Paume museum, Valland took many risks to safeguard its treasures and record the massive plunder of artwork across France.—
Pat Tompkins,
AFAR Media,
18 June 2025
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“Privateering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/privateering. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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