pilfer
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But when Uncle Murray refuses to pay up, and Marty has to pilfer the money for his trip, the road to global eminence takes some sharp turns.
From Salon • Dec. 25, 2025
There, detectives watched a four-person crew suspected in the thefts pilfer more Scratchers.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2024
A tuba is also much harder for a thief to pilfer than, say, a piccolo, or even a trumpet.
From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2024
Still, they ignited conspiracy theories that caused people to pilfer the county-issued pens — and prompted officials to switch out the brand for the general election.
From Washington Post • Nov. 7, 2022
The low Inns on the road sides are, in general, receiving houses for the corn, hay, straw, poultry, eggs, &c. which the farmers' men pilfer from their masters.
From A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis Containing a Detail of the Various Crimes and Misdemeanors by which Public and Private Property and Security are, at Present, Injured and Endangered: and Suggesting Remedies for their Prevention by Colquhoun, Patrick
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