stealing
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The FBI on Saturday accused North Korea of stealing more than $6 billion in virtual assets from the cryptocurrency exchange Binance in what is thought to be the biggest-ever crypto heist.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
That’s because stealing, begging or borrowing material in service of an artistic creation made by real people is enormously different from some corporation doing it to build a better Mechanical Turk.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026
Gift cards have been an attractive target for thieves generally in recent years because stealing them from stores doesn’t tend to trigger security alarms, unlike boosting power tools or electronics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
Chains of fake business transactions are created as a way of stealing VAT repayments from HMRC.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
Ella noticed how Auriga kept smoothing her small pinafore and Aries kept stealing glances at Brigit.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
It was the Dodgers’ first game with three caught stealings since 2021, and it made Smith the first Dodgers catcher with three individually since Russell Martin in 2010.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2025
Oller erased two runners on caught stealings he initiated, and the other was retired on a double-play grounder in the best outing of his young career.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 27, 2022
Hassell, the No. 8 overall pick in the 2020 draft, has hit .296 in Class A ball the last two seasons and has 57 stolen bases versus only nine caught stealings.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 17, 2022
He struggled on the basepaths last year with six caught stealings in 14 attempts, but he’s a perfect 5-for-5 this season after his four-steal weekend.
From Washington Times ● May 30, 2022
It was quite natural that Mr. Seward’s Yankee correspondents in London and Paris, and Mr. Seward himself, should suppose that money and stealings had had something to do with Mr. Lancaster’s generous conduct.
From Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States by Raphael Semmes
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