robber
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The robber turned out to be an Italian glazier who helped frame the museum's paintings.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
I look at AI as a great robber of humanity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
A British actor has been praised for "chasing down and rugby tackling" a handbag robber while he was in France for a film festival.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
The ruthless machinations of Gilded Age robber barons are transposed to New York’s hotels and banquet rooms—a story of love marketed to the highest bidder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
"I know you like stories about robbers. See that ruined castle? A notorious robber band once lived there. I must ask Elinor about them. She knows everything about this lake."
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
Prosecutor Arizuna Asante said Botezatu was smoking with a friend near to his car when the robbers approached.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
But this isn’t a case about cops and robbers.
From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2026
Rather than putting out a dry statement promising to cooperate with the authorities, five employees crafted a jokey response saying the robbers had taken KitKat’s “have a break” slogan a little too literally.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
Until then, we’ll have to endure him playing a few more rounds of cops and robbers.
From Salon ● May 27, 2026
"But he does so for honorable reasons, to bring dishonest men to justice. He robs the robbers!"
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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