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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
California museum’s collection looted Police are investigating the theft of more than 1,000 items taken from the Oakland Museum of California.
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Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
The mechanism that agricultural commissioners for Yuba and Sutter counties have at their disposal to curb theft is the annual walnut-buying period that establishes time frames and documentation requirements for buying and selling unprocessed walnuts.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025
How to protect yourself from 401(k) scams and data theft
With new 401(k) rule changes taking effect, scammers are using the confusion to trick retirees and workers alike.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Those elements are mixed in with stories of rape, misogyny and ancestral theft that have occurred over generations, but the blend isn’t easy to follow and Chong’s message tends to get lost in the confusion.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
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Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
The mechanism that agricultural commissioners for Yuba and Sutter counties have at their disposal to curb theft is the annual walnut-buying period that establishes time frames and documentation requirements for buying and selling unprocessed walnuts.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025
How to protect yourself from 401(k) scams and data theft
With new 401(k) rule changes taking effect, scammers are using the confusion to trick retirees and workers alike.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Those elements are mixed in with stories of rape, misogyny and ancestral theft that have occurred over generations, but the blend isn’t easy to follow and Chong’s message tends to get lost in the confusion.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for theft
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Beccuau said the gang involved in the robbery could be bigger than the four people caught on CCTV, according to the BBC.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Officers were in the area investigating a robbery at a nearby luxury boutique and had partially closed the roadway, according to court documents.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Manipulation, threats, acts of physical and psychological violence (to oneself and others), as well as actual body snatching, were all part of Cipher’s brand while Linklater embodied Gen V’s season two big bad.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
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While millions are riveted by Sunday’s seven-minute jewelry heist of Napoleonic jewels at the Louvre, another major sizable snatching, the 1990 break-in at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, resurfaced in the news in a different way.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
20 Oct. 2025
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The stealing of the Ford V-8 got the FBI involved in the couple’s manhunt.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Oct. 2025
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Springer, who played for the 2017 World Series champion (and sign-stealing) Houston Astros, hit Bazardo’s 1-0 pitch into the left-field seats to ultimately win the game.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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There are assorted grab-and-go options throughout the stadium as well.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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What to watch in Detroit City Council Along with a heated mayor's race, there are two open districts seats and two at-large seats up for grabs on the Detroit City Council.—
Tanya Wildt,
Freep.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Staged to look like a random mugging of a courier, the robbery was, in fact, a sophisticated heist that would ultimately involve the Provisional IRA, the New York mafia and the Colombian cartel.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
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The mugging of his early selfies has vanished.—
David Kamp,
New Yorker,
4 Oct. 2025
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Find a way to limit endless swiping or late-night chats that drain you emotionally, and resist the pressure to respond immediately.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Theft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/theft. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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