stolen
Example Sentences
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The local police department, he added, told him that a crab shipment was stolen from the same cold-storage facility this month.
Despite arrests, the problem has continued to worsen, so much so that city, state and law enforcement officials backed Assembly Bill 476, which strengthens penalties against illegal junk-and-metal dealers who purchase stolen copper wire.
From Los Angeles Times
In Sunny Isles Beach, drones have searched for missing people and for stolen vehicles, and followed suspects who steal from retailers.
The US Department of Justice later launched a major probe, alleging that stolen Malaysian funds were laundered through the US financial system and used to buy luxury assets.
From Barron's
Levi Fisher, a fourth-generation rancher, says it’s easier for cattle to be stolen or get lost in the western half of the state where fences tend to be of poorer quality.
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