steal
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In a lawsuit filed Friday, Apple alleged that a senior OpenAI executive, who once sat atop Apple’s own product design team, was involved in a monthslong campaign to steal Apple trade secrets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
Apple has sued OpenAI and one of its lead executives, alleging that the artificial-intelligence lab attempted to steal confidential information from the iPhone maker.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
He would steal ad posters, paint over them with rudimentary cartoon skulls with X’ed-out eyes in pastel colors, then carefully replace them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
"There's too many people that hate on each other, steal from each other. They don't love each other," said Los Angeles-based artist Johnny Presley.
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
That he says she doesn’t want us to be happy with him, and that it’s her fault he has no money because the court lets her steal it all.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Ben Wang, as an eager young receptionist at a talent agency who steals information to help Gail, doesn’t really nail the part.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
OK, the fact that Jennifer Coolidge steals the show also helps, as does the stunning cuteness of Buster the teacup chihuahua, along with the evergreen pizazz of the bend-and-snap sequence.
From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2026
Rowsell climbs onto the drum riser and steals Amey's bumblebee sunglasses while screaming into a megaphone.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
Smart averaged 12.9 points during the postseason with 2.4 steals and 5.1 assists.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Jenna steals away to press "play" on the cassette player she'd hidden in a corner, and soft music wafts through the whole room at just the right volume.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
Just a day before, he had graduated from Jordan High School in South Los Angeles wearing an honors stole, the first in his family to walk the stage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
“Then Netflix stole the bone right out of our mouths.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
"They stole everything: our clothes, shoes, utensils, pots, cups, glasses."
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026
On a day that had seemed destined for India's historic teenage debutant, Ireland's pair of new fast bowlers stole the show on their first appearances.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Penelope stole a final glance at the emerald ring before tucking it safely into the box and handing it over, with her instructions.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
“I’m going to destroy Android, because it’s a stolen product,” Jobs told biographer Walter Isaacson.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
Authorities did not say whether the stolen manuscripts were recovered.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
What’s more, China has a history of pilfering technology to get ahead: In 2025, one in five European companies in China said that Chinese firms had stolen technology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
People should not expect vehicle trackers to be able to help them if their car is stolen, experts have warned.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
I had not stolen so much as a sumac berry, though I will admit now that I deserved the punishment.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
The participants giggle, nervously stealing glances from their prospective matches.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Ying pleaded guilty to a single count of stealing a 17th century manuscript dating from China’s Qing dynasty.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
North Korea, which has mastered the art of stealing crypto through hacks and other cybercrimes, has used it to buy fuel and military equipment, officials say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
But was it an egregious, personal error, akin to Totenberg stealing into Alito’s hotel room and absconding with an internal organ, as it has been widely treated?
From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026
“In the book, they want to steal a powerful weapon, and in real life, our father’s been accused of stealing a powerful weapon.”
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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