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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
Massey was most recently charged with vehicle theft and domestic abuse involving strangulation, according to Orleans Parish records.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for theft
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Sacramento County sheriff’s deputies on Wednesday afternoon were looking for suspects involved in an apparent smash-and-grab style robbery at a jewelry store in Arden Arcade.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
3 July 2025
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He was later arrested there following a robbery spree.—
Bebe Hodges,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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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
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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 10 Jul. 2025.
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