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thief

[theef] / θif /


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Depending on who you talk to, Elvis Presley was either the king of rock ‘n’ roll or a no-good thief.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

The Croatian CEO of Bugatti vowed on Thursday to stop leaving keys inside cars after his multi-million-dollar Chiron was stolen and recovered in Austria with him chasing the thief in a Porsche.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

The actor plays a master thief who enlists the help of his children—who didn’t even know he existed—to whisk Da Vinci’s masterpiece out of the Louvre.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

I know comparison is the thief of joy, but how do you stop comparing yourself to the people around you?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

This also means the real thief is out there somewhere, and my dad’s taking the fall for what they did.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

A West Midlands haulage company has said thieves are motivated by rising fuel prices after they stole 400 litres of diesel.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Pinches said the thieves also broke numerous fuel sending units and fuel caps on the vehicles, resulting in lost revenue as they were out of action for a day being repaired.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Her backers see in her fierce loyalty and admire her eternal hunt for wage thieves to sue.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

The WSJ’s Esther Fung writes that thieves stole nearly $1 million worth of trading cards from a FedEx truck in Santa Ana, Calif., last week.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

“We will eat meat that we can buy or beg, but not that which we steal. Beggars we may be but thieves we are not.”

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck


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