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Recent Examples of shoplifting
Bracey Harris,
NBC news,
28 June 2026
The shooting occurred on June 14, after law enforcement officers responded to a shoplifting call in Senatobia, according to the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation.
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Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
22 June 2026
The fatal shooting of a 1-year-old boy by police who were responding to a shoplifting call this past weekend has ignited simmering tensions between police and Black residents in the small town of Senatobia, Miss.
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Travis Loller,
Arkansas Online,
20 June 2026
The measure, passed with the help of Democrats, directs federal immigration enforcement to detain and deport those without legal status charged with minor theft or shoplifting, assault of a law enforcement officer, or crimes resulting in death or serious bodily injury of another person.
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Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
20 June 2026
The fatal shooting of a 1-year-old boy by police who were responding to a shoplifting call this week has ignited simmering tensions between police and Black residents in the small town of Senatobia, Mississippi.
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CBS News,
19 June 2026
The fatal shooting of a 1-year-old boy by police who were responding to a shoplifting call this week has ignited simmering tensions between police and Black residents in the small town of Senatobia, Miss.
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Travis Loller,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
Behind every incident of shoplifting, intimidation, verbal abuse or violence is a retail worker being asked to manage situations that are becoming increasingly volatile.
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Alliance Manchester Business School,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
One person was arrested and two others took a trip to the hospital Tuesday following a shoplifting incident in Lafayette that also resulted in a brief pursuit and crash, authorities said.
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Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
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Those dreams ended June 14 in a Walmart parking lot in the north Mississippi city of Senatobia, about 40 miles away from Memphis, when 1-year-old Wiley was shot by police responding to a shoplifting call.
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Bracey Harris,
NBC news,
28 June 2026
The shooting occurred on June 14, after law enforcement officers responded to a shoplifting call in Senatobia, according to the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation.
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Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
22 June 2026
The fatal shooting of a 1-year-old boy by police who were responding to a shoplifting call this past weekend has ignited simmering tensions between police and Black residents in the small town of Senatobia, Miss.
—
Travis Loller,
Arkansas Online,
20 June 2026
The measure, passed with the help of Democrats, directs federal immigration enforcement to detain and deport those without legal status charged with minor theft or shoplifting, assault of a law enforcement officer, or crimes resulting in death or serious bodily injury of another person.
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Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
20 June 2026
The fatal shooting of a 1-year-old boy by police who were responding to a shoplifting call this week has ignited simmering tensions between police and Black residents in the small town of Senatobia, Mississippi.
—
CBS News,
19 June 2026
The fatal shooting of a 1-year-old boy by police who were responding to a shoplifting call this week has ignited simmering tensions between police and Black residents in the small town of Senatobia, Miss.
—
Travis Loller,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
Behind every incident of shoplifting, intimidation, verbal abuse or violence is a retail worker being asked to manage situations that are becoming increasingly volatile.
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Alliance Manchester Business School,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
One person was arrested and two others took a trip to the hospital Tuesday following a shoplifting incident in Lafayette that also resulted in a brief pursuit and crash, authorities said.
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Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoplifting
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In the second novel of the Amina al-Sirafi fantasy series, Chakraborty sets her pirate protagonist out onto the high seas for some perilous pilfering after being dragged into her partner’s problems.
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And the job of those rangers is to ensure that there isn't any contact at all because there is some level of poaching.
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Muratore said Blue Origin started poaching SpaceX employees to work on its Florida pad even before SpaceX completed the SLC-40 rebuild nearly a decade ago.
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So for example, the risks in Haiti include civil unrest, limited healthcare, crime, terrorism, and the risk of kidnapping.
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Arnold is facing three counts of kidnapping, three counts of armed robbery, one count of conspiracy to kidnap and one count of conspiracy to commit armed robbery from a February incident in Tampa.
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Heim, the 2024 truck series champion who will move full time into Cup next season with 23XI Racing, led the final three laps after snatching first from teammate Tyler Reddick.
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Qatar trailed for more than 70 minutes against Switzerland before snatching its draw with a 94th-minute goal from Miro Muheim.
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Last year, Vietnam removed the death penalty for eight offenses including embezzlement.
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Among the grounds listed are fraud, embezzlement, theft, misappropriation of district resources, breach of fiduciary duty, neglect of duties, criminal convictions, violations of law, policy violations, dishonesty, insubordination and failure to perform contractual obligations.
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The only sounds were the birds, rustling leaves in the soft breeze, and insects buzzing around from flower to flower.
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Around a bend, yellow wildflowers pop out of the underbrush, where curious deer and rustling ground squirrels (squinnies to this Iowan) startle.
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Cornelius Houston will face charges of burglary of a habitation with intent to commit other felony and unlawful restraint, according to Fort Worth jail records.
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Waite was convicted on June 17 of two counts of first-degree assault; two counts of first-degree burglary; three counts of second-degree assault; and one count of criminal possession of a weapon, the DA's office said in their statement this week.
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The video then shows the woman throwing Martinez to the ground, grabbing her by the hair and repeatedly attacking her as bystanders try to step in and help.
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According to Sangrio, the video appears to show Matthew Cox, O'Toole's then-attendant, striking the 60-year-old with a broom, punching him and grabbing him by the neck.
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“Shoplifting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoplifting. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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