robbers

plural of robber

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Recent Examples of robbers French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said the robbers shattered a window using an angle grinder, broke two display cases and escaped on motorbikes, according to USA TODAY. Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Oct. 2025 The Louvre's outdated security system failed to detect robbers in time to prevent a daytime heist of eight French crown jewels worth millions, the museum's director said Wednesday before the French Senate's Culture, Education and Sport Committee. Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025 Laurence des Cars told senators Wednesday that the eastern balcony of the Apollo Gallery, where robbers broke into the building on Sunday using an angle grinder, was not covered by the museum’s aging camera system. Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025 This marks the first attempt at bringing to the screen the fictional island of Catan — a place where settlers must navigate bountiful and varied landscapes, shifting alliances, and limited resources, while robbers roam the land. Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025 The extendable ladder robbers used to enter the Louvre on Sunday. Jamie Gray, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2025 The film follows bank robbers who are documenting their heists on social media. Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2025 The defense argued that the robbers threatened Steiner’s life at gunpoint and could have pursued him, according to the outlet. Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025 Maduagwu, who was an anchor and producer for Nigerian news channel Arise News, jumped and fell three stories in an attempt to evade armed robbers, according to police, per The Mirror, The Sun and Vanguard Nigeria. Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for robbers
thieves
Noun
  • Around 100 pairs were found abandoned on the roof, perhaps due to the thieves being frightened away, Sheriff John Budensiek said at the news conference.
    Mark Price, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Around 100 investigators are now racing against time to find them before the thieves possibly melt the jewels down to sell.
    Zacharie Petit, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025

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