pilfer
Example Sentences
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Forcing social media platforms to pay for the news and information they pilfer and monetize seems a quite modest and reasonable step.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026
The reason is that if hackers pilfer your password from one service, they can try it on your other accounts and easily get into all of them.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 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
I head toward the kitchen to see what I can pilfer before dinner.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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