thievery

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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

We won’t have an answer until judges start weighing in on the lawsuits challenging the AI firms’ exploitation of published materials — on whether it’s thievery or fair use.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2023

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

They had to avoid the authorities because of Nin’s reputation for thievery, but that wasn’t the reason they lived like nomads.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee