as in thefts
the unlawful taking and carrying away of property without the consent of its owner
the first sign that there had been a robbery was the broken door lock
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Recent Examples of robberies
Husien then reportedly committed robberies at an unspecified minimart and at a San Jose liquor store on McKee Road, the latter allegedly at knifepoint.
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Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
While seniors may flock to popular retirement destinations and affluent neighborhoods, Sapraicone warns the environment could be a potential hotbed for robberies and home burglaries.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 1 Mar. 2026
Budgets that guarantee safe neighborhoods free of gun violence, smash-and-grab robberies and assaults.
—Willie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
In several of the robberies, Luckey waited outside for Bland and Tucker to complete the robbery and fled the scene in a white four-door sedan owned and driven by the woman.
—City News Service, Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026
They’re accused of committing robberies and attempted robberies in Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut and Rhode Island.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
During the arrest, evidence was recovered that linked him to the series of robberies, according to police.
—Julie Sharp, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
Abrams is also accused of committing three other gunpoint robberies in May 2023.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2026
In 2017, the Economic Policy Institute estimated that just one form of wage theft (paying below minimum wage) resulted in minimum wage workers having more than $15 billion stolen from them every year, a number that exceeds the value of all robberies, burglaries, larcenies, and car thefts combined.
—Emily Galvin Almanza, Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
While seniors may flock to popular retirement destinations and affluent neighborhoods, Sapraicone warns the environment could be a potential hotbed for robberies and home burglaries.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 1 Mar. 2026
Budgets that guarantee safe neighborhoods free of gun violence, smash-and-grab robberies and assaults.
—Willie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
In several of the robberies, Luckey waited outside for Bland and Tucker to complete the robbery and fled the scene in a white four-door sedan owned and driven by the woman.
—City News Service, Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026
They’re accused of committing robberies and attempted robberies in Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut and Rhode Island.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
During the arrest, evidence was recovered that linked him to the series of robberies, according to police.
—Julie Sharp, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
Abrams is also accused of committing three other gunpoint robberies in May 2023.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2026
In 2017, the Economic Policy Institute estimated that just one form of wage theft (paying below minimum wage) resulted in minimum wage workers having more than $15 billion stolen from them every year, a number that exceeds the value of all robberies, burglaries, larcenies, and car thefts combined.
—Emily Galvin Almanza, Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for robberies
thefts
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Officers were tasked with combating what officials said was a rise in thefts, people spending money obtained by defrauding the state’s unemployment system and quality of life issues like loud music and the smell of marijuana drifting into stores, according to a 2021 Times investigation.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Police appear to be cracking down on distraction-style thefts with LAPD releasing photos of a man and a woman carrying out a similar scheme.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Robberies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/robberies. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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