shoplift
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"Clients have said to us that we're lifesavers and without us people have admitted they would be forced to shoplift just to survive," Mr Lucas said.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2025
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
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
Hotel LaChapelle’ was the most shoplifted book in Barnes & Noble history.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2024
Meat and confectionary were the most shoplifted food items, but thefts of baby food, nappies and other essentials like toothbrushes and cleaning products also increased last year.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2024
The only example of misidentification that he recalled was when a man was confused for his identical twin, who had shoplifted.
From New York Times ● Jun. 28, 2023
Rick Chow thought the teen had shoplifted four bottles of water Sunday night from his Xpress Mart Shell station in Columbia.
From Seattle Times ● May 30, 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
He served 78 days for shoplifting soap detergent, and had initially been given a suspended 32-week sentence but had breached it.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Official data shows police forces across England and Wales, excluding the British Transport Police, recorded 502,011 shoplifting offences in 2025-26 alone.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
A BBC team who came to a Greggs to talk to staff and customers about shoplifting were confronted by thieves openly stealing in front of them.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Lewis said she had seen the level of shoplifting increase and decrease in line with the cost of living, but added: "When there is a presence in the town, they are deterred."
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 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
