larceny
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Hall also described the intellectual property theft of books used to train AI models as "creative larceny at scale".
From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026
Shootings in New York declined to a record-low rate in the first half of 2025, while homicides dropped 23% and larceny also fell, especially shoplifting.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 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
“And talkin’ about this morning,” the sheriff said, his face shading purple even in the darkness, “you stole my boat. That’s what we call larceny, Mrs. Dowdel. You could go up for that.”
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
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