pickpocket

His initial meeting with Grace, a pickpocket he picks up because she may hold a key to the keys, is flat, rather than charming.

From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2023

He got an audition by accident to play pickpocket Short Round in 1984's Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, then starred as gadget-loving Data in The Goonies the following year.

From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2023

A very fast read, the book follows a well-mannered pickpocket and serves as a guide of sorts to the dynamics of the city’s ancient markets — the swindling, the bargaining, the haggling for a deal.

From New York Times ● Aug. 3, 2022

Himmelsbach went to the police station in Mazatlan, where the pickpocket pleaded not to be sent to jail.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 23, 2022

It was like a punch to the gut, knowing that a girl born there could end up a common pickpocket in the slums of the Levee.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

Success in each was measured by a made cut, modest lodgings and avoiding pickpockets on trains.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026

The area has been targeted by pickpockets, and Rome officials have debated different ways of regulating access for years.

From Barron's ● Dec. 19, 2025

It continues by advising travellers to be vigilant for pickpockets and muggers, to limit headphone and mobile phone use in public, to be mindful of alcohol consumption and to keep a low profile.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2023

“Oliver!,” based on the Charles Dickens novel “Oliver Twist,” is the story of an orphan’s search for belonging in that band of young pickpockets in 1830s London.

From New York Times ● May 1, 2023

In the six months of the fair the Columbian Guard made only 2,929 arrests, about sixteen per day, typically for disorderly conduct, petty theft, and pickpocketing, with pickpockets most favoring the fair’s always-crowded aquarium.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson