as in to loot
to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully
in jail for robbing a bank
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Recent Examples of rob
Detroit Lions cornerback Terrion Arnold faces multiple felony charges in Florida for allegedly orchestrating a kidnapping in which three men were robbed and beaten at gunpoint, authorities said.
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Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
25 June 2026
Police say Arnold was the primary conspirator in a February attack in which three young men were allegedly held at gunpoint, beaten and robbed.
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Chuck Schilken,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2026
Numerous Mexican fans were in attendance to remind the Dutch that they were robbed in 2014, when a controversial penalty in the 92nd minute was awarded to Netherlands player Arjen Robben, leading to a 2-1 loss that sent Mexico home in the Round of 16.
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Latif Love
june 25,
Kansas City Star,
25 June 2026
Now that shares are hovering just above the company’s opening price, struggling to clear even the mid $150s by midday Wednesday, Musk’s net value has once again shrunk to a still-obscene $957 billion, according to Bloomberg‘s Billionaires Index, robbing him of his new honorific.
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Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
24 June 2026
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Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
25 June 2026
Police say Arnold was the primary conspirator in a February attack in which three young men were allegedly held at gunpoint, beaten and robbed.
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Chuck Schilken,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2026
Numerous Mexican fans were in attendance to remind the Dutch that they were robbed in 2014, when a controversial penalty in the 92nd minute was awarded to Netherlands player Arjen Robben, leading to a 2-1 loss that sent Mexico home in the Round of 16.
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Latif Love
june 25,
Kansas City Star,
25 June 2026
Now that shares are hovering just above the company’s opening price, struggling to clear even the mid $150s by midday Wednesday, Musk’s net value has once again shrunk to a still-obscene $957 billion, according to Bloomberg‘s Billionaires Index, robbing him of his new honorific.
—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
24 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rob
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The sandstone artifact, which depicts the Hindu epic character Duryodhana, had in fact been looted from Koh Ker in or around 1972, after the all-important UNESCO convention.
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Rioters again attacked police with rocks, bottles and other objects, and looted and burned local buildings.
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The junta then sacked hundreds of French forces sent to fight extremist groups.
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Bellamy, 46, is poised to take his first full-time job in club management, replacing Scott Parker who was sacked in April following Burnley’s relegation from the Premier League.
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On that day, police say 14 businesses at shopping centers on Mall Parkway, Covington Highway, and South Hairston Road were burglarized.
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Two Northern California stores were burglarized and had thousands of dollars worth of Pokémon trading cards stolen within hours of each other this week, according to police and the stores' owners.
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Messi played a gorgeous pass that led to a Lautaro Martinez chance and, on the hour mark, plundered his second of the night after a goalkeeping error.
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After sailing past Scylla and Charybdis (and losing six men), Odysseus lands in Thrinacia, where his companions plunder the Cattle of the Sun.
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So far, there are no reports of the usbliter8 bug being exploited in the wild.
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However, Nawrocki is a nationalist politician who has exploited anti-Ukrainian sentiment for electoral gain.
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Christensen suggests the state should instead focus on stripping back environmental regulations that make brush clearance and fire prevention costly, which would ensure state firefighters are not working excessive overtime and the state budget is not being stretched beyond its means.
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Sulwhasoo's Gentle Cleansing Foam creates a rich lather that removes dirt, oil, and makeup without stripping skin, while ingredients like ginseng, orange peel, chestnut shell, and yam root leave your complexion soft, balanced, and comfortably hydrated.
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The fans were cheated Sunday out of a chance to see an interesting pitching matchup between Shota Imanaga and Dylan Cease, the former Cubs farmhand and former White Sox pitcher.
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For example, a spouse who catches their partner cheating and kills someone in the heat of emotion.
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What’s a novel but a big score of details burgled from the world?
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But in one Canadian outdoor cook's case, someone burgled all of his grub... and that someone turned out to have paws... four of them.
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“Rob.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rob. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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