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Recent Examples of shoplifting
Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
Now retailers say their anti-theft strategies are working, and data shows shoplifting rates are falling.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
What To Know Brown has past convictions for armed robbery, felony larceny, breaking and entering, and shoplifting, WBTV reported.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Lamkin was being detained by Target's loss prevention at the 4850 East Southport Road location for shoplifting before being released.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 25 Aug. 2025
Wheeler highlighted the shoplifting issue in a letter sent to members of the Massachusetts delegation in response to an inquiry about potential price gouging at Stop & Shop’s urban store locations.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
The Laken Riley Act also expanded the types of unauthorized immigrants whom ICE is required to keep in detention to include many who have been accused of low-level crimes, like shoplifting.
—Albert Sun, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
For a retailer that has long cultivated a progressive image, the retreat was jarring and to regain trust Target will need to clarify its stance and re-engage with communities, while store closures blamed on shoplifting also hit its reputation.
—Mark Faithfull, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Weeks before that announcement, Target employees had taken to Reddit to share red flags with the tie-up—pointing to shoplifting, understaffing, foot traffic cannibalization, and an underwhelming customer experience.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
In a 21-page ruling, Talwani found that ICE holding an 18-year-old migrant arrested on charges of shoplifting without a bond hearing violated his due process rights.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
Now retailers say their anti-theft strategies are working, and data shows shoplifting rates are falling.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
What To Know Brown has past convictions for armed robbery, felony larceny, breaking and entering, and shoplifting, WBTV reported.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Lamkin was being detained by Target's loss prevention at the 4850 East Southport Road location for shoplifting before being released.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 25 Aug. 2025
Wheeler highlighted the shoplifting issue in a letter sent to members of the Massachusetts delegation in response to an inquiry about potential price gouging at Stop & Shop’s urban store locations.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
The Laken Riley Act also expanded the types of unauthorized immigrants whom ICE is required to keep in detention to include many who have been accused of low-level crimes, like shoplifting.
—Albert Sun, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
For a retailer that has long cultivated a progressive image, the retreat was jarring and to regain trust Target will need to clarify its stance and re-engage with communities, while store closures blamed on shoplifting also hit its reputation.
—Mark Faithfull, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Weeks before that announcement, Target employees had taken to Reddit to share red flags with the tie-up—pointing to shoplifting, understaffing, foot traffic cannibalization, and an underwhelming customer experience.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoplifting
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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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The challenges are immense, poaching syndicates are sophisticated and well-funded, but Hluhluwe–iMfolozi holds the fort.—
Sarah Kingdom,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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When the Green Line train pulled into a station, Soria pushed Flores onto the train platform before snatching money out of the hands of a man and taking off running, FOX 32 Chicago reported.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Just as Bay crashed the party in Chicago by snatching three points in their record attendance game, the Washington Spirit did the same to Bay, netting three unanswered goals in the first half.—
Tamerra Griffin,
New York Times,
24 Aug. 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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Perceived risks for all travelers including terrorism, kidnapping, and disease actually occur less frequently than road injuries.—
Tanya Mohn,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Eventually, the San Bernardino Sheriff's Eventually, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department publicly alleged that a kidnapping had not occurred, and that Emmanuel was believed dead.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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More than a month after his death, Ozzy Osbourne’s music has largely slipped away from the Billboard charts following the headline-grabbing news that one of rock’s founding fathers had passed away.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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SpaceX was also famously involved in funding and operating the headline-grabbing Polaris Dawn crewed commercial mission in September 2024.—
Eric Lagatta,
AZCentral.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Polk is charged with one count each of first-degree murder and embezzlement from a vulnerable adult and two counts each of forgery of a document, identity theft and possession of a financial transaction device.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Have Third Parties Do Financial Audits And Reviews To deter embezzlement, founders should implement regular financial audits and reviews by an independent third party.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Both are solid options in their own ways, and picking one would no doubt harm the other.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Sep. 2025
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After more than an hour on the road, the team arrived at a cluster of trailers behind a long dirt path on a grower’s property in South Haven, tight quarters where farmworkers rest after long-hour shifts picking fruit under the Michigan sun.—
David Rodriguez Muñoz,
Freep.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Police finally managed to capture Phillips after laying down spikes for his quad bike to run over after he was suspected of a burglary at a commercial address in Piopio.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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He was wanted on two Jackson County warrants for homicide and burglary, according to the press release.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Shoplifting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoplifting. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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