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
Still, based solely on the error-prone heist — it’s been ages since pantyhose masks seemed so ridiculous — thievery isn’t this spoiled man’s strong suit either.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025
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
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
No other continent has endured such an unspeakably bizarre combination of foreign thievery and foreign goodwill.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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