pickpocket
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And so, I always equate it to a pickpocket.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2025
Are you ever concerned that you’re calling out a person who is not actually a pickpocket?
From New York Times ● Jul. 25, 2023
He got an audition by accident to play pickpocket Short Round in 1984's Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, then starred as gadget-loving Data in The Goonies the following year.
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2023
TCU: The Horned Frogs disrupted the Longhorns with quick hands and pickpocket steals that turned into early points.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 11, 2023
In another sense, the tragedy of the once master pickpocket made him, for those brother old-timer hustlers, a “there but for the grace of God” symbol.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
The State Department recently warned fans attending games in Mexico to be on alert for pickpockets and scams, and to avoid hailing roadside taxis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
The area has been targeted by pickpockets and Rome officials have debated different ways of regulating access for years.
From Barron's ● Dec. 19, 2025
It continues by advising travellers to be vigilant for pickpockets and muggers, to limit headphone and mobile phone use in public, to be mindful of alcohol consumption and to keep a low profile.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2023
Facewatch was founded in 2010 by Simon Gordon, the owner of a popular 19th-century wine bar in central London known for its cellarlike interior and popularity among pickpockets.
From New York Times ● Jun. 28, 2023
Stalls and shoppers, pickpockets and rag-tag bands of war orphans.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
