pilfering
Example Sentences
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What’s more, China has a history of pilfering technology to get ahead: In 2025, one in five European companies in China said that Chinese firms had stolen technology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
Yes, using the DOJ’s website, users are pilfering software and documents from the Epstein files.
From Slate ● Feb. 3, 2026
He probably feels more awful about his after-hours pilfering than you do.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 24, 2025
From pilfering chips to swallowing whole starfish, gulls are known for their voracious appetites.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2025
The first explained to me, “I beg pardon, sir. It weren’t our aim to slap the wrist of any pilfering hand.”
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
