carry off
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In 1990, two men disguised as police officers spent 81 minutes crisscrossing Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum to cut out and carry off masterpieces by Vermeer and Rembrandt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
In the past, according to Lee, many attacks of government entities were carried out by state-sponsored actors, but the emergence of AI-powered hacking tools have allowed everyday people to carry off such incursions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
In 2021, Wayne Pivac's side rode their luck and took their chances, benefiting from refereeing calls and opponents' indiscipline, to carry off the crown against the odds.
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2025
As anyone who has witnessed an ant carry off food from a picnic knows, insects are far stronger than their puny size suggests.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2023
He is left behind with a few other prisoners to carry off the wounded.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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