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pocket

noun as in cavity, pouch

verb as in help oneself to something

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While inspecting the bunker, Colonel Roswell P Rosengren of the US army saw an opportunity to get a unique war trophy and he pocketed the fabric.

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Foreclosure filings shot up nearly 20% in October from a year ago, highlighting a growing pocket of distress in the housing market.

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The phone in your pocket was assembled by robots.

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It simply reduces the share price to make the stock more affordable for individual investors—regular folks—many who don’t have the deep pockets of professional investors.

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Savage teams of network-hired pro killers go searching for the designated fugitive, who will pocket a huge sum if he can simply survive 30 days.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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