heist
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Although the alleged heist method was unique, the targeting of Lego is not.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026
His novels can be slotted into some mystery/thriller subcategories — “Blacktop Wasteland” is a heist novel, “Razorblade Tears” a revenge thriller, “All the Sinners Bleed” a police procedural.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
Pulitzer winner Stephen Adly Guirgis adapts the classic Sidney Lumet film about a Brooklyn bank heist in a production starring Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
A huge shipment of Nestle's crunchy KitKat chocolate bars was stolen in Europe, the brand said, warning that the heist risked causing shortages in stores right before Easter.
From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026
I talk myself through each step of the plan, like I’m coordinating a heist with glass cutters, guy-wires, and suction cups.
From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson
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