as in robs
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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When extracts are shown, they’re either filmed in a theater or shown in a smaller frame within the frame, which robs the movie of its mega-ness.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
19 Sep. 2025 -
The erasure of this experience robs us all, and especially future generations who will never see a night like this.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Steals (from).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steals%20%28from%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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