thief
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There is also an anonymous reward tip line called Operation Cow Thief.
From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026
Meek actually feels like the challenge for Big Thief at a certain point was to keep it from not growing — at least too fast.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2025
“One day, Pusha decided he wanted to rap on a song… it was called ‘A Thief in the Night.’”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2025
She made her first film appearance at the age of 12 as an urchin in Alexander Korda's film The Thief of Baghdad in 1940.
From BBC • Jul. 25, 2025
“Sky-ron, my friend. Son of Poseidon! Thief extraordinaire! All-around awesome guy! But that’s not important. I’m not seeing any valuables!” he cried, as if this were excellent news.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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Excerpt from "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
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Unit 19, Lesson 4
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