as in robbing
to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully
little wonder that the store went out of business, as its employees had been stealing from it for years
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Based on a true story, Roofman follows the adventures of an Army veteran and struggling father who turns to robbing McDonald’s restaurants by cutting holes in their roofs, earning him the nickname Roofman.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Oct. 2025 -
Advertisement Channing Tatum plays Jeffrey Manchester, a onetime soldier who was sentenced to 45 years in prison for robbing several McDonald’s restaurants, only to escape in 2004 in the hopes of starting a new life.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
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They can be seen knocking over display cases, smashing glass and stuffing goods for sale into large black garbage bags.—
Pilar Arias,
FOXNews.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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When two people pop a small confetti cannon into the air, Speed launches himself back with a cry, knocking over the set and barely missing the cake that has his face on it.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
5 Sep. 2025
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Albertini definitely leaned into the fireworks, ripping off a series of high notes as YOSHIHANAA matched her power with equally hard-hitting tones that had Snoop jumping in his red chair.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
14 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, the Lions keep ripping off wins.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Stealing (from).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stealing%20%28from%29. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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