purloined
Example Sentences
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Users, including Fortune 500 companies, are turning to unregulated, possibly purloined “open weight” Chinese AI models to save money and avoid exposing their data to the big domestic labs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Not long afterward, another male red fox entered the scene of the crime; the purloined repast had been his.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2023
Stealthily, from its roost on the ceiling, one bat reached out and purloined his sun hat.
From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2023
Her goal: to use the purloined flower to create a game-changing hybrid rose, win the famed Bagatelle International New Rose Contest and salvage her business.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2022
It knew thief and steal and, maybe, purloined.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
