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  • past tense form of steal.
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stole

[stohl] / stoʊl /


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The Ramones eventually retired because of interpersonal issues: Johnny stole Joey’s girlfriend.

From Salon Aug. 10, 2026

As ever, Zendaya stole the show with a floor-length Tamara Ralph champagne silk crepe gown with spider webby straps, matching the white carpet in Leicester Square.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

Covid-19 stole some of that progress, but the advancements remain irrefutable.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

Archer says Joby is hiding its dependence on money and parts from China, while Joby alleges Archer stole its technology through corporate espionage.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

“I packed champagne and apricots. But then you stole Olka.”

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

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

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

Glamorous British spy Margaux, a fictional character based on Josephine Baker, was the epitome of elegant ’40s power dressing with her sharp skirt suits, golden brooches and fur stoles.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 1, 2023

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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