thieving

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“The Thieving Magpie,” Saturday at 8 p.m. and Thursday at 7:30 p.m.;

From New York Times • Aug. 18, 2016

The Glimmerglass Festival continues through Aug. 27, and also includes performances of “La Bohème” and “The Thieving Magpie.”

From Washington Post • Aug. 1, 2016

Q. Re: Thieving CEO: If the video doesn’t in any way show who set it up, then why not put it on a jump drive and send it to the CEO via inner office mail?

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2015

Previous: What Thieving Seals Can Tell Us about War’s RootsMoreCross-Check . dewaal 6:01 pm 05/14/2012 I would nominate the study of “learned helplessness” on dogs by Seligman and others.

From Scientific American • May 14, 2012

Thieving peaked during the 1990s famine, when gangs of homeless youngsters—many of them orphans—began to congregate around train stations in cities like Gilju, Hamhung, and Chongjin.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden