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
“I don’t think any restaurant came up with so many ideas that were shoplifted by so many other places in so many other cities quite so quickly,” he writes.
From New York Times ● Jan. 10, 2023
In a press release, the business lobbying group said 56% of small retailers responding to a new survey reported being shoplifted in the past year and 50% said they believe the problem worsened.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 22, 2022
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
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
She delivers this line with both humor and a remarkably unassuming depth, a weight that suggests her character has far more on her mind than just shoplifting.
From Salon ● May 22, 2026
Nadja Spiegelman, an editor at the New York Times, recently coined the term “microlooting” to describe acts of stealing from big corporations, such as shoplifting from Whole Foods, and feeling justified in doing so.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
They say his big mouth got one of them busted for shoplifting.
From "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake
