theft

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Recent Examples of theft Massey was most recently charged with vehicle theft and domestic abuse involving strangulation, according to Orleans Parish records. Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 27 June 2025 Organized criminal gangs are driving the surge in car thefts in the country, the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) defense and security think tank said in a report published Thursday, with U.K. vehicle theft rising by 75% in the past decade to about 130,000 vehicles a year. Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 27 June 2025 Surveillance video led deputies to one of the two men accused in the theft, sheriff’s officials said. Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2025 This is the industrial dependence theory of cyber theft. William Akoto, The Conversation, 25 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for theft
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Noun
  • However, his criminal past and a final robbery threaten to destroy his chance at redemption.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 25 June 2025
  • Rancho police said the robbery took place at roughly 8:30 p.m. on Moraine Circle.
    Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • The wounds of Christ are not a scam, in Leonard’s cosmos, but everything else is up for grabs.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
  • The exact knee pads and helmet Hawk wore while nailing the aerial trick are also up for grabs.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 30 June 2025

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“Theft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/theft. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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