as in to poach
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Recent Examples of shoplift
Gastonia police arrested two people accused of shoplifting at a Lowe’s Home Improvement Store store last week.
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Lauren-Kennedy Brown, Charlotte Observer, 20 July 2025
In January 2024, he was arrested at a Walmart in the Chicago suburbs for shoplifting about $1,000 worth of food, laundry detergent, shampoo and other items.
—Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 18 July 2025
Cox said roughly 20% of people arrested for shoplifting over the past five years were repeat offenders.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 10 July 2025
In stores, the software works by comparing live footage to millions of examples of shoplifting gestures that the algorithm has been trained on.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
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Lauren-Kennedy Brown, Charlotte Observer, 20 July 2025
In January 2024, he was arrested at a Walmart in the Chicago suburbs for shoplifting about $1,000 worth of food, laundry detergent, shampoo and other items.
—Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 18 July 2025
Cox said roughly 20% of people arrested for shoplifting over the past five years were repeat offenders.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 10 July 2025
In stores, the software works by comparing live footage to millions of examples of shoplifting gestures that the algorithm has been trained on.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoplift
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That ultimately resulted in the Packers swooping in and poaching him from their NFC rivals.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
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Heck, Mougey poached Paton’s nephew away for a scouting job in New York.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
29 Aug. 2025
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As the boy reached out to take the cap, Szczerek standing next to him snatched it away and gave it to a woman who put it in her handbag despite the boy’s visible protestations.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
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And just when the woman and the cookie are about to share a kiss, a hand reaches in from above and snatches the cookie from the scene.—
Moná Thomas,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Video surveillance from the scene posted online by Fox 11 shows a man lingering near a doorway, quickly grabbing the gift box from a table and running out of the venue.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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The owner wanted to keep the grab-and-go options previously offered in the space.—
La Risa R. Lynch,
jsonline.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Best All-Time NFL Wide Receivers Starting slow in the NFL matters more than ending the season with a win streak, unless that win streak is rifling off 8-10 wins.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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The pair combined again shortly after the hour-mark, with City’s new signings teeing up Haaland by cutting the ball back across the box, before the Norwegian rifled the ball past Sa.—
Dan Cancian,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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That initial investigation led the HPD to obtain a search warrant to seize electronic devices from the property associated with the IP address of the cyber tip, and the department investigated online communications.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Sep. 2025
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In addition, several firearms and drugs were seized from other residences, according to police.—
Jack Moore,
ABC News,
6 Sep. 2025
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Forensic analysis of the bets placed, though, was enough to pick holes in the FA’s evidence.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Big Sky, Montana Swift and Kelce have previously gone on romantic retreats to Big Sky – even being linked to the highly exclusive, members-only Yellowstone Club – so the couple could pick the luxurious mountain community as a serene wedding destination.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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During the 1880s, the brothers lived here and made their livelihood rustling cattle and horses, while at the same time disposing of unsuspecting ranchers who wandered too close to their hideout.—
Patti Nickell,
Boston Herald,
31 Aug. 2025
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End your drive with a stay at Chinati Hot Springs, and soak in the steaming springwater beneath rustling cottonwoods and the glittering expanse of Texas stars.—
Eva Frederick,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Aug. 2025
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Help teams understand how devices hijack attention and become addictive coping mechanisms.—
Elan Gepner-Dales,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
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Within a few days, pain had hijacked my mom’s entire identity.—
Dr. Sanjay Gupta,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Shoplift.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoplift. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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