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thief

[theef] / θif /


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"For the majority of the people, they look at him as a thief," he said.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Pabst also had a message for the thief: "Pabst is officially starting the clock now - you have exactly 18 days and 44 minutes to return our truckload of beer, no questions asked."

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

Schneider chronicled the campaign in his video, “I tracked down the thief who stole $200,000 in Lego.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

For three glorious seasons between 1983 and 1985, ‘80s kids also had the “Dungeons & Dragons” animated series with its two girl heroes: an acrobat and a thief with an invisibility cloak.

From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026

My fingers twitch as I near the thief.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

He also suggested parking with wheels turned into the gutter rather than left straight if parking on the street, as this also makes a vehicle harder for thieves to move.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Nvidia trailer thieves end up with 20 tons of sand.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

After being robbed, Lo Bianco blocked her bank cards, but the thieves managed to transfer almost $700 from a digital bank account.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

Famously hailed as a “ribbon of light,” the bridge has been dark for more than a year after thieves ripped off more than seven miles of copper wire that helped illuminate its arches.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

But now his thoughts were muddied with these thugs and thieves, with Inej’s courage and Jesper’s daring, and with Nina, always Nina.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo




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