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as in robbery
the unlawful taking and carrying away of property without the consent of its owner
while violent crime in the city has decreased dramatically, rates of theft and vandalism have risen slightly
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Recent Examples of theft
Investigators are still assessing the full scope of the theft.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The 12 were sentenced over the last year to jail or prison in what the Michigan Attorney General's Office dubbed a large-scale criminal organization responsible for the thefts of hundreds of vehicles throughout six counties in the region and state.
—Christina Hall, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Claudette is able to halt the theft about halfway through, unaware that the mystery woman is hiding behind her with a gun, ready to take her out — until the cops enter the room.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 4 Sep. 2025
She was arrested in 2017 and convicted of grand larceny in the first, second, and third degrees as well as theft of services in 2019.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The 12 were sentenced over the last year to jail or prison in what the Michigan Attorney General's Office dubbed a large-scale criminal organization responsible for the thefts of hundreds of vehicles throughout six counties in the region and state.
—Christina Hall, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Claudette is able to halt the theft about halfway through, unaware that the mystery woman is hiding behind her with a gun, ready to take her out — until the cops enter the room.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 4 Sep. 2025
She was arrested in 2017 and convicted of grand larceny in the first, second, and third degrees as well as theft of services in 2019.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for theft
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One of Al Pacino’s finest performances of the 1970s — which, with the Godfather films and Serpico, is an absurd hot hand — is as the enigmatic, wild-eyed Sonny, a man who performs a desperate bank robbery with his partner (the late John Cazale, by turns heartbreakingly clueless and dopily funny).—
Christina Newland,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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Told from the point of view of Ruffalo's lawman and the everyman (Tom Pelphry) who is surprisingly leading the robberies, the drama is seriously dark but also thoughtful and addictive.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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But the chick-snatching wasn't all terror and crib robbery, Parker stressed.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
3 Sep. 2025
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The jury also recommended that Catarino serve 12 years for each manslaughter conviction, three years for each armed criminal action conviction, and one year for each stealing of a firearm conviction.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
2 Sep. 2025
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Hollywood starlet Sydney Sweeney has done plenty of scene-stealing in Euphoria and The White Lotus but her latest breakout performance may be on Wall Street.—
John Buckingham,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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But multiple other Democratic districts were up for grabs, too.—
Mary Ramsey
Updated September 9,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
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This lawyer-mugging could go without any response today.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Theft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/theft. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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