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sticking up

verb

present participle of stick up

as in ripping off

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The Pigeon River tore through her trailer at another mobile home park during Helene, ripping off the siding so passersby could see through her entire house.

— Ren Larson, ProPublica, 2 Sep. 2026
This isn’t the first time Musk has been accused of ripping off the smaller companies that helped build his business empire.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 5 Aug. 2026

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Brazil's travel advisory was also recently updated, with officials warning Americans about crime and kidnapping, including armed robberies, carjackings and criminals drugging victims' drinks before robbing them.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Pittman missed several weeks with an undisclosed injury, robbing him of valuable time to build chemistry with Rodgers.

— Mike DeFabo, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

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In fact, plundering England’s lower leagues is a rich source of unique goals, from Ballard’s spectacular effort to this cheeky one from Crewe Alexandra striker Josh March in their 1-0 League Two win over Northampton on Saturday.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Nearly three decades later, Cornelius is still partying and plundering, though usually in a more relaxed fashion and with less of a Beach Boys influence.

— Reed Jackson, SPIN, 19 Aug. 2026

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At the height of the roughly two-and-a-half-hour melee that followed, as many as 1,500 people surged through Westwood Village, smashing windows, looting stores, and vandalizing cars.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2026
Deputies didn't say if the suspects from the street takeover were the same who are suspected of looting the auto parts store.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026

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