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A World Cup without European teams would rob it of three out of four semi-finalists from this summer's competition and six of the eight quarter-finalists.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

“This groundwater mining proposal would drain the desert and rob the Mojave of its rare springs and wildlife habitat,” said Chance Wilcox, California desert associate director of the National Parks Conservation Assn.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia are so frightening because they threaten to rob us of the very essence of our history and being.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026

He demonstrated strength and awareness to rob Tunisia captain Ellyes Skhiri and set up a goal for strike partner Viktor Gyokeres in the second half.

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026

“He says, and gives it out publicly, “I want to see the man who’ll rob me.”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

It robs them of the one thing my father’s midnight taxi shifts gave me: the knowledge that I could do it myself.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

Also, giving properties as gifts, rather than as inheritances, robs them of their tax-advantaged step-up in basis.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026

ALS, a progressive and terminal motor neuron disease, robs a person of the ability to move and, ultimately, to breathe, according to the Mayo Clinic.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026

Humorous responses to rage bait, which depends on eliciting defensiveness that can be fed back into the outrage machine, robs it of oxygen.

From Salon ● Dec. 8, 2025

It robs you of hope and even the memory of hope.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

All of this is familiar from before, but robbed of the expressive capacity of animation it ends up feeling considerably more wooden.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

Had the advent of intensive parenting robbed the holiday of its spark?

From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026

He said the squad had been "robbed" of preparation time and given "less than half" the training window it needed, while other teams had enjoyed normal conditions.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

“Once you are robbed of that, it’s almost impossible to try to restore that in your home.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026

He studies the signs: the Sword that robbed him of his treasure re-made; the winds of fortune turning in our favour, and the defeat unlooked-for of his first assault; the fall of his great Captain.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

“Without Congress, failed professionals will continue to use college sports as a fallback option — robbing the next class of young athletes of college scholarships,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026

Data-center titans buy huge amounts of memory at higher prices, robbing Apple of its leverage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

Now Spirit is gone, robbing us all of the airline likeliest to pester United, Delta, and American into lowering their prices more quickly once fuel prices go down.

From Slate ● May 12, 2026

The first was in 2020 when she arrested him on suspicion of robbing an ice cream vendor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026

He’s gotta make a move himself, I’m not robbing him of that moment, it’s too big.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera