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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
Tramell McHenry, 18, is charged with murder, auto theft and intimidation.
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Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Deductible $100 for damage, $250 for theft.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
The investigation began back on May 16, 2025, when deputies with the Thermal Sheriff's Station were called to a business in the 90000 block of 66th Avenue in Mecca for reports of fuel theft.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
This includes shoplifting, which dropped by nearly 3%; thefts from vehicles falling by 31%; and thefts of motor vehicle parts decreasing by about 27%, the report said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 8 Apr. 2026
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Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
Deductible $100 for damage, $250 for theft.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
The investigation began back on May 16, 2025, when deputies with the Thermal Sheriff's Station were called to a business in the 90000 block of 66th Avenue in Mecca for reports of fuel theft.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
This includes shoplifting, which dropped by nearly 3%; thefts from vehicles falling by 31%; and thefts of motor vehicle parts decreasing by about 27%, the report said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for theft
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But the Knicks went 1-3 against the Pistons last year before beating them in six games in the first round last season — a series the Pistons remember vividly as a robbery of epic proportions.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Alexander William Schecter, 26, was charged with kidnapping to commit another crime, first-degree residential robbery, two counts of forcible oral copulation and forcible rape, all of which are felonies, according to a news release shared by the DA's Office.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Many Londoners have firsthand experience of phone-snatching or have witnessed the surge in shoplifting documented by the Office for National Statistics.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
13 Jan. 2026
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Polls show that Londoners broadly feel safe in their town, although property theft, particularly phone snatching and shoplifting, has leapt up in recent years.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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Critics singled out her performance as scene-stealing.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Mar. 2026
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By this token, the politician who steals scraps of another’s rhetoric (even if the actual stealing is performed by speechwriters) is derided as if he had been found watching pornography.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2026
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The community will feature a pool, coworking spaces and a grab-and-go market.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Apr. 2026
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That was the praise Hunter heaped on the Angels’ Jo Adell after the right fielder made three home run-robbing catches, the last a spectacular leaping grab while crashing into the seats near the right-field foul pole in the ninth inning of a 1-0 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday night.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
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An immigrant delivery man bashed unconscious during a botched four-on-one Manhattan mugging died of his injuries months later, cops said Sunday.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 2026
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That was the only way to see countries' delegations backflipping and mean-mugging from places like Cortina and Livigno, sort of alternating with the parade in Milan.—
Pien Huang,
NPR,
6 Feb. 2026
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Compared with the solitary swiping of the sports-betting apps, the blackjack table was almost Rockwellian.—
McKay Coppins,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2026
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Even things that used to require a brief in-person conversation with a human being—signing in at the doctor’s office or ordering a coffee—require tapping, swiping, and scanning.—
Francesca Krempa,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Theft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/theft. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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