steal
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District challenges: Aula alleged one of the biggest issues facing the district is “financial fraud,” and in his answers referenced cases in which fraudsters posed as community college students to steal financial aid.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
She had accused Slemmer of insulting her and trying to steal her boyfriend.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
While he did receive support, he couldn’t anticipate Nate Boyer’s attempts to profit from the protest and steal credit from Kaepernick teammate Eric Reid for the idea to kneel.
From Salon ● Sep. 29, 2026
“It starts to steal market share from equities.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
“I didn’t steal a watch,” Sara answered, flashing him a look.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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Reese ended the game with nine points, six rebounds, three assists and two steals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
"The great Guinness robbery" is the Daily Star's top story, headlining on "truck gang steals 70k pints".
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Somewhere between the Pyrenees and Santiago, I learned that when life steals your momentum, maybe the answer is to just keep walking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
First inning, Shohei Ohtani walks, steals second, jogs to third on a single by Freddie Freeman, scores on a grounder by Mookie Betts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Mixed with nightmares of marauders raiding the freeway like they raided Kelton’s home—led by Hali on my soccer team and her mother, who’s now fifteen feet tall and steals everyone’s water.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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In the past two weeks alone, hackers stole FBI data and a top official resigned.
From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2026
But it was cast member Ashley Padilla’s debut as Harp that quickly stole the sketch.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
Floyd Samba's scintillating first-team debut not only stole the show at Etihad Stadium on Thursday but also snatched all the headlines away from another high-profile teenager in Manchester.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Wade was found guilty of commercial burglary and auto theft over a decade ago after he stole Fieri’s Lamborghini from a British Motors in San Francisco, where the car was being repaired.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
“Do you think Conor stole Jason’s mitt?” asked Mr. Hardy.
From "The Missing Mitt (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #2)" by Franklin W. Dixon
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A police officer had probable cause to believe that the motorcycle was stolen and that Mr. Collins had driven it in an illegal high-speed chase.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
An investigation was launched by Merseyside Police into the stolen Bitcoin and Chowles was arrested in May 2022.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
It later called the intrusion a “marketing campaign” and said it wouldn’t publish the stolen data.
From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2026
But only about 830,000 cellphones were reported stolen or robbed in 2025, according to the annual report, which draws on police data.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
In fact, I believe we should demand the return of ALL the treasures that have been stolen from us in the past by foreign nations.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
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He also admitted stealing items of NHS branded clothing, a pager, and perfume.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
“I’ve spent my summer begging, borrowing and stealing chips,” Faber said, then clarified: “I don’t want to say steal. Begging and borrowing!”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
I love the art of collage — stealing from different artists, but doing it my way.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
Police in Ontario, Canada, have charged a woman with 65 offences including fraud and theft for allegedly stealing from patients and staff at several healthcare centres in the province.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Charlie thought they were stealing pieces of the bus, one little piece at a time, and someday the whole bus would just fall apart and scatter kids all over the street.
From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson
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