pickpocket
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His quick reflexes and deft glovework earned him the nickname "pickpocket" from former Indian coach Ravi Shastri.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2025
In 2019, The Economist reported that the group was responsible for a third of all pickpocket arrests made in Venice.
From New York Times ● Jul. 25, 2023
His initial meeting with Grace, a pickpocket he picks up because she may hold a key to the keys, is flat, rather than charming.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2023
There was a time in Mexico that he and Joice were targeted by a pickpocket, who was apprehended trying to run out of a hotel.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 23, 2022
I saw a few scrawny boys leaning out the open upstairs windows, hooting and whistling at the fallen pickpocket on the street below.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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
He even hired professional pickpockets to attend a team dinner to take phones and wallets from players, to teach them to stay alert.
From BBC ● Apr. 17, 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
This time when Nancy asked, all nine pickpockets sprung back as though they had just realized they were standing on the third rail.
From New York Times ● May 1, 2023
In the end this man would go home warning his friends to watch out for pickpockets in Paris.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
