as in pilfering
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as in stealing
to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep
the studio stepped up security, fearing that someone might attempt to purloin a copy of the script for the show's season finale
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Verb
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According to her arrest affidavit, after stealing the truck and being stopped, Giza struck two occupied police vehicles and accelerated toward uniformed officers on foot.—
Joan Murray,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026 -
Others are stealing real PTINs from preparers and filing fraudulent returns using those credentials.—
Ken Colburn,
AZCentral.com,
1 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Meanwhile, staffers were difficult to retain following incidents of shoplifting, harassment, vandalism and an arson that caused upward of $500,000 in damage in 2022.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
26 Feb. 2026
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While being booked for shoplifting by asportation (his second offense) and resisting arrest, police said Walker provided them with a fake name, leading to a third charge of furnishing a false ID to law enforcement.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
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Armond Langford, 32, is facing multiple charges including robbery, kidnapping, assault, wanton endangerment, fleeing/evading police, burglary and persistent felony offender.—
Caroline Neal,
Louisville Courier Journal,
6 Mar. 2026
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Bivolaru, 73, was arrested in Paris in 2023 and now faces charges in France, including human trafficking, kidnapping, and rape.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Purloining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purloining. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
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