steal
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District challenges: Aula alleged one of the biggest issues facing the district is “financial fraud,” and in his answers referenced cases in which fraudsters posed as community college students to steal financial aid.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Fraser said one way to make a vehicle harder to steal was driving it on to a driveway rather than reversing on to it.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Some locals speculated that the men, all from London, may have been in the area to steal fuel from nearby farmers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
While he did receive support, he couldn’t anticipate Nate Boyer’s attempts to profit from the protest and steal credit from Kaepernick teammate Eric Reid for the idea to kneel.
From Salon ● Sep. 29, 2026
The theory—a Rich American commissioning a Consummate Professional to steal a Great Painting—caught fire.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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"The great Guinness robbery" is the Daily Star's top story, headlining on "truck gang steals 70k pints".
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
The bad software, found at sites posing as game-maker RockStar Games, steals credentials, cookies and other information.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Brochant led the team with 24 points and five steals, making it difficult for the Sparks to rally.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
James averaged 20.9 points, 7.2 assists, 6.1 rebounds and 1.2 steals a game for the Lakers last season and said he was considering retirement strongly when the campaign concluded.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
Maggie and Janet both gape at Bernadette, who steals a french fry.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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In the past two weeks alone, hackers stole FBI data and a top official resigned.
From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2026
She named Love, saying he stole money from women.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Loui is battling Kao in court to recover the millions he contends Kao stole from the company.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
When thieves broke into a French museum earlier this week and stole four paintings by the impressionist artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir, worth millions of euros, not everyone was surprised.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
"Maybe Deirdre stole the slippers, then planted the rhinestone in Gregory's bag to make him look guilty," Bess suggested.
From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene
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On Wednesday, Gwent Police confirmed all 11 Nissan Jukes had been recovered, along with a Kia Niro and a Nissan Navara that were also reported stolen.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
It later called the intrusion a “marketing campaign” and said it wouldn’t publish the stolen data.
From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2026
But only about 830,000 cellphones were reported stolen or robbed in 2025, according to the annual report, which draws on police data.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
Police say the information provides unprecedented ability to identify suspects, pinpoint stolen vehicles and locate missing persons.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
“We have no idea if or how the stolen virus fits in with all of this.”
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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Part of the plot in the 2001 movie Amelie involves the main character stealing her dad's garden gnome and sending it around the world.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
“I’ve spent my summer begging, borrowing and stealing chips,” Faber said, then clarified: “I don’t want to say steal. Begging and borrowing!”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
I love the art of collage — stealing from different artists, but doing it my way.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
"They target major companies across tech, finance, and retail, often stealing millions of customer records at once," the advisory said.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Indeed, under normal circumstances, a rule against stealing would be one that all right-thinking people ought to follow.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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