booty
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Important works of art from Bohemian lands were destroyed by iconoclasts during the Hussite Wars of the 15th century, and much was taken as booty during the Thirty Years’ War in the 17th.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025
The North Koreans have not only made their thievery more efficient, but have also refined their money-laundering techniques to the point that the stolen booty disappears into the dark reaches of cyberspace within days.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2025
Archaeologists believe the swords were hidden by Judean rebels after they were seized from the Roman army as booty.
From BBC • Sep. 6, 2023
Records of just one of Thutmose III’s campaigns in Canaan note that the booty included more than two thousand horses and twenty thousand sheep, almost two thousand goats, wheat,
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
Back up at the barn I carefully stowed our booty: matches, soap, clean clothes, more blankets, dog food, a single candle I found under a chair, and some books.
From "How I Live Now" by Meg Rosoff
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