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stealing

[stee-ling] / ˈsti lɪŋ /


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“Not mean. More trickster kine. In ancient Hawai‘i, stealing was one honorable profession.

From Literature

Recently, there was a story about a brother stealing money from his parent.

From MarketWatch

A former software engineer at Google has been convicted of stealing artificial intelligence trade secrets for the benefit of China, the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

The lawsuit comes after former IRS consultant Charles E. Littlejohn was sentenced to five years in prison in 2024 for stealing the tax records of thousands of wealthy Americans, including the Trumps.

From Salon

“Say, that bloke that Miss McQuatters mentioned—the clerk that got arrested for stealing files. Did your mum know him?”

From Literature