as in stole
to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep
someone's been thieving my cookies!
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Charging documents from Howard County allege that Gough mostly stole jewelry and electronics.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026 -
In 2018, for instance, Israel’s Mossad national intelligence agency broke into an Iranian facility and stole archives on Iran’s nuclear activities, 55,000 pages and another 55,000 files stored on CDs.—
Gregory F. Treverton,
The Conversation,
3 Mar. 2026
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Dip a clean sponge in it and use it to wipe down your fridge, ensuring that all paste and grime has been swiped away.—
Asia London Palomba,
The Spruce,
27 Feb. 2026
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With Baker-Mazara and Ausar on the bench, Arenas attempted to split defenders before Oregon's Dezdrick Lindsay swiped the ball and threw it into the front court as time expired.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Thieved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thieved. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
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