as in robbed
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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robbed
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Two more banks in the Central District were allegedly robbed similarly that same day.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025 -
Two other banks also in downtown San Francisco were robbed the same day in the same fashion, police said.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Stole (from).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stole%20%28from%29. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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