stolen

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Other publications have revelled in how Sturgeon has given interviews against a backdrop of stolen books in stolen bookcases, or offered cups of coffee to journalists from a coffee machine Murrell bought with stolen money.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

"If stolen phones cannot be reactivated, their value collapses, and so does the incentive to steal them," Sir Mark said.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

It takes quite a while to reveal that Daniel has stolen from the evil corporation thumb drives containing classified files about the history of alien encounters, dating back to events in Roswell, N.M., in 1947.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

In June 2024, Russia's Litfond auction house listed in its catalogue a second edition of Pushkin's "The Prisoner of the Caucasus", a book corresponding to a copy stolen from the BnF.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

The Boo Hag makes her way around the counter and into the dining hall, the stolen pale skin dragging along like an oversized coat.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas