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larceny

[lahr-suh-nee] / ˈlɑr sə ni /


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He arrived at Liverpool from AS Roma on 23 June 2017 for £34m, a fee now resembling an act of grand larceny when set against what he subsequently achieved.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

The fraud and larceny charges against him are an embarrassment for Saks, one of the last remaining luxury department stores, which has been struggling with financial issues.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

Can the places Jackson visited for his book endure public larceny?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2025

One critic noted that "when Maggie Smith is on the screen, the picture moves," and Burton afterwards teasingly described her upstaging of him as "grand larceny."

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2024

As for Father Michael Antoniou, he was later convicted of attempted grand larceny and served two years in prison.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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