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  • past tense form of steal.
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stole

[stohl] / stoʊl /


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OpenAI hit back at Apple’s allegations that it stole trade secrets, arguing in a late-night legal filing that many of the accusations boil down to poor offboarding procedures inside the iPhone maker.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

Xabi Alonso began his Stamford Bridge reign with an entertaining 3-2 Premier League win at west London rivals Fulham on Monday - and their new-look front three stole the show.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

Early in the first quarter, she drove for a basket then immediately stole the inbound pass and scored again.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

The Dodgers pulled away for good in the seventh after Ohtani singled, then stole second, and Freeman brought him home with a single to right.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

“Just consider it for a moment, all right? And even if it isn’t true, there may be someone out there who thinks it is and stole the Msaidizi to keep it away from Uncle Ty.”

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

Protesters, some wearing clerical stoles draped over their shoulders, knelt while singing hymns and reciting the Lord’s Prayer in frigid conditions before being handcuffed and led away, video showed.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 23, 2026

Around their necks, they all too appropriately wear stoles that read: “Fight Poverty, Not the Poor” and “Jesus Was Homeless.”

From Salon Jul. 21, 2025

All of Tellström’s stoles and robes collected over decades of ministry burned.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 12, 2025

But Francis seemed energized by his visit to the Rebibbia prison, where he was given a basket of vegetables grown in the prison garden as well as two liturgical stoles embroidered by the inmates.

From Seattle Times Mar. 28, 2024

Actually, their tour of the Fontainebleau’s gaudy premises went unnoticed, amid the men striding about in Bermuda shorts of candy-striped raw silk, and the women wearing bathing suits and mink Answer 201 stoles simultaneously.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote




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