looted
Example Sentences
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“All they do is rob us, even in the midst of a tragedy,” said retiree Vayamin Delgado, who said police looted her damaged home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
A fugitive financier accused of involvement in a massive corruption scandal in Malaysia in which top officials looted billions from state fund 1MDB has filed for a pardon from US President Donald Trump.
From Barron's ● May 13, 2026
Brand then searched the archives of a 1940 auction where much of Goudstikker's looted collection was sold and discovered an item under the number 92 titled "Portrait of a Young Girl" by Toon Kelder.
From BBC ● May 11, 2026
The Dutch Restitution Committee, which advises on looted Nazi art, is also hamstrung as it cannot compel private individuals to return artworks.
From Barron's ● May 11, 2026
All their belongings had been looted by townspeople and the Nazis, and now the government had taken over his father’s fish cannery.
From "Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps" by Andrea Warren
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