steal
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"I've heard of people feeling the need to steal baby milk," she said.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
"Sadly, there had been numerous attempts by people to chop their nesting tree down and steal the eggs. I thoroughly enjoyed the task, and it was the start of 60 years of volunteering."
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
The Dodgers need a real leadoff hitter who could work a walk, get a hit and steal a base and make it tough on a pitcher before your Nos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
“I said to our professionals, ‘Look, if you were running a business that was capacity constrained and had really high margins, you would beg, borrow and steal to expand that business.’”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
“The third book is my favorite so far. Stevie and his friends set out to steal the soul scythe that Einan uses to take people’s souls. Super intense, but man oh man, it’s worth it.”
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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
Vincent Walsh steals every scene he’s in as Sweeney’s henchman Eddie Breen, a lethal type with a brogue, slouch cap and his mouth half open most of the time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 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
“Noun: An extra shoe you keep in your pocket. In case someone steals one of yours while you’re asleep with your head under the mailbox.”
From "When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead
The Ramones eventually retired because of interpersonal issues: Johnny stole Joey’s girlfriend.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026
It stole my land, my work and everything I spent my life building.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
Covid-19 stole some of that progress, but the advancements remain irrefutable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
In 2022, an independent panel said Ramaphosa might have a case to answer after burglars stole huge sums of cash, hidden in a sofa, from his private farm.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
"Maybe you stole the slippers because you're mad about not getting the part," Bess said.
From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene
Following his father’s maxim that “if you ain’t first, you’re last,” Ricky Bobby can’t imagine a win for anyone else as anything less than something stolen from him.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
The theatre said the items were stolen on Monday along with other items of tech, including six laptops and an iPad.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Paintings by Renoir, Cezanne and Matisse worth over $10.4 million which were stolen from an Italian museum in March have been recovered, police said Friday.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
When Thoreau visited the scene a few days later, he “found women who had already altered the gowns of the passengers—presumably including Fuller’s—that their husbands and sons had stolen from the beach.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
His whole job—his only job—was to know if a painting was stolen.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
In 2024, David McBride was sentenced to five years and eight months after pleading guilty to stealing top secret defence documents and giving it to the media.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge denied a request for a Los Angeles influencer charged with stealing luxury items from wealthy older men she met on dating apps to be diverted into mental health treatment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
“The media industry is a growth driver for the AI economy, and those that tear it down—those that are stealing IP—are hurting growth,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
Almásy shelters Katharine in a cave and goes off to get help, eventually evading arrest and stealing an airplane to rescue her.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
What if the people in charge thought it was like Josie was stealing her education?
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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