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thievery

[thee-vuh-ree] / ˈθi və ri /


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Nestlé said it had publicized the incident with humor to raise awareness around the more serious issue of thievery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Speaking exclusively to Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, he said if ministers go ahead with plans to allow AI firms to use artists' content without paying, they would be "committing theft, thievery on a high scale".

From BBC • May 18, 2025

On your way, keep an eye out for island foxes, once endangered, now plentiful and skilled in campsite food thievery.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2025

In the last few years, though, homeless encampments have multiplied in the surrounding streets and thievery has become so relentless that the brothers are ready to give up and sell their business.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2023

In the space of two seconds, my mind has zigzagged from her unwillingness to perform, to her history with the elephant tramp, to her lemonade thievery, and back to the cabbage patch.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen




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