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A World Cup without European teams would rob it of three out of four semi-finalists from this summer's competition and six of the eight quarter-finalists.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

He made a full-speed tumbling catch in the right-field gap to rob Austin Wells of an extra-base hit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026

“This groundwater mining proposal would drain the desert and rob the Mojave of its rare springs and wildlife habitat,” said Chance Wilcox, California desert associate director of the National Parks Conservation Assn.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

He demonstrated strength and awareness to rob Tunisia captain Ellyes Skhiri and set up a goal for strike partner Viktor Gyokeres in the second half.

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026

I can’t go on being the kid who keeps his head low, because all that did was rob me of being out there with you all-maybe I could’ve met some of you sooner.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera

When Howl loses himself to a beastly form after attacking opposing forces in the war into which he’s drawn, it’s an allegory about how armed conflict robs us of our humanity.

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026

Also, giving properties as gifts, rather than as inheritances, robs them of their tax-advantaged step-up in basis.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026

But the absence of warmth in the performance robs the denouement of a portion of its awful pathos.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026

ALS, a progressive and terminal motor neuron disease, robs a person of the ability to move and, ultimately, to breathe, according to the Mayo Clinic.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026

I think losing a parent robs confidence from a kid.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King

They agreed that being exactly right all of the time wasn’t worth the misery of waiting so long to witness a goal—and then being robbed of that moment of ecstasy when it gets overturned.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

Had the advent of intensive parenting robbed the holiday of its spark?

From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026

“Once you are robbed of that, it’s almost impossible to try to restore that in your home.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026

Vicki said she feels robbed of the newborn period.

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026

He felt somehow that he'd been robbed of something—maybe the happiness he should have been feeling.

From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies

Data-center titans buy huge amounts of memory at higher prices, robbing Apple of its leverage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

“They don’t want us watching them because they’re robbing the avocado pickers,” Manzo said after being released.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026

Now Spirit is gone, robbing us all of the airline likeliest to pester United, Delta, and American into lowering their prices more quickly once fuel prices go down.

From Slate ● May 12, 2026

Related inflation concerns could still keep the Federal Reserve from cutting interest rates, he cautioned, robbing small caps and other interest-rate-sensitive stocks of a key source of support.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 9, 2026

They also helped establish a truce with the Nauset of Cape Cod after Bradford promised to pay back the losses caused by their earlier grave robbing.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann