plundered
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Brand believes the painting had been plundered by Hermann Goering, one of the most powerful figures in the Nazi Party, when Goudstikker fled for Britain in 1940.
From BBC ● May 11, 2026
An artwork plundered by the Nazis from the world-famous Goudstikker collection has surfaced in the family of a notorious SS collaborator in the Netherlands, Dutch art detective Arthur Brand told AFP Monday.
From Barron's ● May 11, 2026
Kim Jong Un’s cyber army has plundered billions of dollars from the crypto industry in recent years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
In an abandoned warehouse in Johannesburg, Prof Grace sets out her high-stakes plan - to break into museums and private collections and take back artefacts mostly plundered during colonial times.
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2026
“Prydain belonged to us before the race of men came. You drove us underground. You plundered our mines, you blundering clodpoles! You stole our treasures, and you keep on stealing them, you clumsy oafs...”
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
