shoplift
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Entire carts full of items with no supervision at self-checkout is an invitation to shoplift, especially to those with limited resources.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 5, 2023
Last year, Lola was working full-time on a good salary and she didn't shoplift.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2023
Mr. Hayes said people seem to be feeling less shame and embarrassment when they shoplift.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 13, 2023
According to the National Association for Shoplifting Prevention, 1 out of 11 people in America, or nearly 25 million individuals, shoplift each year.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 26, 2022
He’ll know something’s up in the same way he always knows which customer is going to shoplift or who’s good for an IOU and who’s not.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
But her delusions of grandeur, as she shoplifts or fends off imaginary enemies, could earn her a place among the kookiest of women in Pedro Almodóvar’s oeuvre.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2021
Sam Allardyce regularly shoplifts penny sweets then just throws them out of his car window on the motorway.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 15, 2011
Conversely, if she shoplifts from the Georgetown Gap, we probably shouldn't impeach her for such a petty crime.
From Time Magazine Archive
When he traced a seller on Vinted he suspected of selling on the stolen goods, Mr Groves discovered the man the account belonged to is married to the woman who had shoplifted the cuddly toys.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2024
Hotel LaChapelle’ was the most shoplifted book in Barnes & Noble history.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2024
A lawmaker from New Zealand quit her job after allegations emerged that she had shoplifted.
From New York Times ● Jan. 16, 2024
Chow thought the boy had shoplifted four bottles of water.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2023
Officers, I can now affirm that there are no narcotics, explosives, or shoplifted gewgaws in my son's bag.
From Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
Inside the secretive lab shaping America’s retail landscape: At a Florida lab few have ever seen, a team of researchers is trying to stave off a purported epidemic of shoplifting.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
Edwards is one of thousands of people across Northern Ireland who work in shops and have to deal with the threat of shoplifting or anti-social behaviour.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
Drug stores there suffered substantial losses from shoplifting he said, and now, “our challenge on Broadway is leasing.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
Here, Corvette and the Velvet Gang realize that this is about much more than shoplifting some clothes and reselling them at a discount.
From Salon ● May 22, 2026
Art is what you can get away with, said somebody or other, which makes it sound like shoplifting or some other minor crime.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
