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larceny

[lahr-suh-nee] / ˈlɑr sə ni /


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Saks has also been dealing with a public-relations challenge after a stylist in its Boston store was charged with fraud and larceny.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

Brentford were superior in every aspect, and had Liverpool somehow rescued a point it would have been grand larceny.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2025

One critic noted that "when Maggie Smith is on the screen, the picture moves," and Burton afterwards teasingly described her upstaging of him as "grand larceny."

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2024

The fraudster fashionista, who inspired Netflix’s “Inventing Anna” series and was convicted in 2019 of eight felony counts including grand larceny, said she sought approval from U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2024

“And talkin’ about this morning,” the sheriff said, his face shading purple even in the darkness, “you stole my boat. That’s what we call larceny, Mrs. Dowdel. You could go up for that.”

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck




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