robberies

plural of robbery

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Recent Examples of robberies There have been 31 personal strong-arm robberies in 2025, versus 26 in 2024. Charlotte Observer, 13 Oct. 2025 Meanwhile, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, a Democrat, has argued that homicides, shootings, robberies and carjackings have all been declining. Juliana Kim, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025 The character, a performer funding his struggling theater through high-stakes robberies, resonated with the actor’s own journey. Okla Jones, Essence, 9 Oct. 2025 Critics say that failure leaves thousands of Angelenos defenseless while robberies, assaults and carjackings surge across the city. Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025 Now, amid the privation, there have been increases in assaults, robberies, and murders. Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025 There are set pieces of a scale previously unheard of for the director — explosions, car chases, bank robberies — as well as his most bankable star yet in Leonardo DiCaprio. Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2025 Investigators linked a gang based in East Oakland with dozens of robberies including smash-and-grabs across the East Bay. Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025 Starting in the early '70s, Shakur had frequent run-ins with law enforcement, her name appearing as a person of interest for bank robberies and several violent assaults on police officers. Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for robberies
thefts
Noun
  • The thefts, assaults, and rapes that resulted from these vices often went unpunished, as British commanders prioritized prosecuting the war over protecting civilians.
    Time, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Her arrest followed a months-long investigation into upwards of 40 thefts from a single Under Armour store in the Carlsbad Premium Outlets on Paseo del Norte.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025

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