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thief

[theef] / θif /


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To put it another way, those who were forced to flee and whose property was stolen are invited to buy it back from the thieves.

From The Wall Street Journal

Watch out for the ‘thieves’ of retirement wealth.

From MarketWatch

Systems are imperfect and mistakes happen, meaning “there is an intrinsic risk” that a thief will steal your sensitive data, Schwartz says.

From The Wall Street Journal

Which brings us to “Double Stakes,” a Ukrainian police and thieves series premiering in the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

The government also plans to introduce legislation which would mean more burglars, thieves and domestic abusers would face GPS and alcohol monitoring - using ankle tags - in what ministers describe as a £100m crackdown on crime.

From BBC