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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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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Who doesn’t have childhood memories of arguing about Boardwalk and Park Place until the popcorn bowl got knocked over during an evening of wholesome family entertainment?—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Sep. 2025
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Animal control officers say the rattlesnake was secured in a glass enclosure, but the two cobras had been inside plastic totes, which were knocked over, spilling them onto the floor, Beckman said.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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Gaines had just one carry before the fourth quarter, but when Riley left briefly after coming up limping, Gaines ripped off runs of 13 and 11 yards to help sustain a 75-yard drive that was capped by Riley’s 8-yard TD run.—
Jim Keyser,
Idaho Statesman,
21 Sep. 2025
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There has been lot of awareness of the gentrification of the genre and people getting ripped off.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
20 Sep. 2025
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Along with Williams' passing yards and touchdown passes, he's also thrown one interception and been sacked six times.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Sep. 2025
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The Rams sacked Hurts three times with rushes off Pryor’s side.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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Richards’ necklace was found with Cooksey when he was arrested, Cameron’s backpack was taken off his body by his shooter and Villanueva’s car keys were found in Cooksey’s bedroom at his mother’s house.—
Miguel Torres,
AZCentral.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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His first action in the game was a shoulder drop that saw his boot taken off by a Forest defender who just couldn’t get close enough to him.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Around the same time, archaeologists uncovered an Etruscan tomb roughly 30 miles north of Rome – an unusual find that hadn't been looted.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Protesters smashed windows and looted local businesses and set government buildings on fire.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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The towns of Harrisonville, Butler and Osceola were plundered during Bleeding Kansas.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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These will hold a particular interest for the Bloomsbury enthusiast because the majority of them are previously unpublished (an impressive feat, given how often the various archives have been plundered by other biographers).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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Ravens by 17 Chargers at Raiders (+3½) The Chargers knocked off division rival Kansas City to win in Brazil in the first-ever NFL game streamed on YouTube.—
Kevin Cusick,
Twin Cities,
12 Sep. 2025
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He was knocked off course several times.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Stolen (from).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stolen%20%28from%29. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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