heist

Example Sentences

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The heist has been an embarrassment for the French government and a sign of a broader problem: France is full of cultural treasures, but has dwindling financial resources to protect them.

From The Wall Street Journal

Two heists made in broad daylight present a scarier challenge for museums worn out by soup-throwing protesters.

From The Wall Street Journal

Brandes says he has been inundated with calls from museum security directors seeking risk assessments since the Louvre heist.

From The Wall Street Journal

Louvre heist: There was a museum blueprint for that.

From MarketWatch

But they haven’t so far recovered the jewels, and it remains unclear whether other people were involved in or directed the heist.

From The Wall Street Journal