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Recent Examples of shoplift
Today, teens can experiment with shoplifting online.
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Jana Pollack, Parents, 31 Mar. 2025
The legislation was named for Georgia nursing student Laken Riley, who was killed by a Venezuelan migrant who had been arrested for shoplifting and paroled back into the country prior to the attack.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 11 Apr. 2025
Vido-Romero was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in February and was suspected of shoplifting and resisting arrest.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Apparently for good reason as 23% of U.S. adults have shoplifted, according to a survey from personal finance site Lending Tree.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
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Jana Pollack, Parents, 31 Mar. 2025
The legislation was named for Georgia nursing student Laken Riley, who was killed by a Venezuelan migrant who had been arrested for shoplifting and paroled back into the country prior to the attack.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 11 Apr. 2025
Vido-Romero was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in February and was suspected of shoplifting and resisting arrest.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Apparently for good reason as 23% of U.S. adults have shoplifted, according to a survey from personal finance site Lending Tree.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoplift
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The first is growing competition from AT&T, T-Mobile and other wireless providers, which are poaching customers with their own broadband services and packaging them with wireless plans.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
16 May 2025
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Desserts are wonderful old favorites, including plump profiteroles with a deep dark chocolate; succulent poached poire belle Hélène; and a hot apple tart that was crisp and sweet and had the real taste of good apples.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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This previous weekend was particularly nuts, with an older gentleman snatched from the streets of Paris' 14th arrondissement on May 1 by men in ski masks.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 May 2025
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In October, Disney snatched the rights to the annual music awards show in a 10-year pact.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
7 May 2025
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Combs returns to the scene shortly thereafter and appears to grab at the phone.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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The Pineapple Express actress allegedly grabbed and struck van Ree's arm in an altercation at a Seattle airport.—
Alex Gurley,
People.com,
13 May 2025
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Hopefully, Henry can rifle off another near 2,000-yard season to help catapult Baltimore to the big show.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
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While agents were rifling around the rapper’s 11,376 square foot home at 2 Star Island Drive, a Miami Herald photograph captured the chaotic scene outside.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2025
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This time, the case moved forward alongside multiple simultaneous investigations and cases in other states, and in 2018, the federal government seized Backpage and it was taken down.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
11 May 2025
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The White House, with Vice President JD Vance’s experience in tech, should seize this moment to build a national AI strategy that does not leave the workers behind.—
Lynn Forester de Rothschild,
Time,
11 May 2025
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Musical fans will likely have a bone to pick with you, though.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
9 May 2025
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There, the family hunkers down, their days occupied with the grueling task of picking cherries in the absence of their usual workers.—
Sophia Stewart,
The Atlantic,
9 May 2025
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The men heard rustling in the bushes uphill to their right.—
Benjamin Alva Polley,
Rolling Stone,
10 May 2025
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In night mode, the small LED power indicator dims and the low fan setting registers just 19 dB. That’s considerably quieter than whispering or rustling leaves.—
Brad Moon,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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While the Ghor rebels are hijacking an imperial supply vehicle — in order to reveal to the galaxy that the Empire is lying about its intentions for the planet — Kleya is at a fancy party, trying to remove one of her listening devices from an antique artifact in an aristocrat’s personal gallery.—
Noel Murray,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Without a clear framework, machine identities can be hijacked, impersonated, or manipulated at scale, allowing attackers to bypass traditional security systems unnoticed.—
Sol Rashidi,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Shoplift.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoplift. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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