robbery
Example Sentences
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When the raids began, I called a gardener I had written about years ago after he was shot in the chest during a robbery attempt.
From Los Angeles Times
Defence officials had originally said that the four children, who became known as The Malvinas Four after the neighbourhood the were from, had been stopped by the patrol because they were suspects in a robbery.
From BBC
Management said the Louvre, which was the victim of an embarrassing daylight robbery on October 19, would open "as normal" on Friday.
From Barron's
The uncanny similarities between the scenario in the report and the robbery have raised questions about whether the thieves somehow obtained it to plot their heist.
Curators warn Sunday’s robbery highlights how public museums and libraries—hampered by tight budgets and aging infrastructure—have become soft targets.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
