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larceny

[lahr-suh-nee] / ˈlɑr sə ni /


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Hall also described the intellectual property theft of books used to train AI models as "creative larceny at scale".

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

Saks has also been dealing with a public-relations challenge after a stylist in its Boston store was charged with fraud and larceny.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

Can the places Jackson visited for his book endure public larceny?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2025

One critic noted that "when Maggie Smith is on the screen, the picture moves," and Burton afterwards teasingly described her upstaging of him as "grand larceny."

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2024

Red Tie shifts his attention back to the petty larceny.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon




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