- present participle of shoplift.
shoplifting
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In this episode, Willa investigates why stores lock everything up now—and whether there’s really a shoplifting epidemic.
From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2026
He served 78 days for shoplifting soap detergent, and had initially been given a suspended 32-week sentence but had breached it.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Since October there have been six police officers and a sergeant based in the town, and she said incidents of shoplifting had fallen.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
We asked police about the 10 suspects their forces had most often linked to shoplifting offences between 2020-21 and 2025-26.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
“Oh, I thought maybe he’d caught a shoplifting customer.”
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
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