steal
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Previously, so long as they maintained their bind, individuals could work their way round, pulling apart the attacking team's momentum and threatening to steal possession.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
State-sponsored hackers from North Korea have taken more than $400 million in cryptocurrency by using fake video calls to steal people's identities, US authorities say.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
He said modern AI is like "a key that would allow you to steal every car that you could see."
From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2026
Second-year forward Adou Thiero, who only made his season debut two games ago after struggling with left knee swelling, had two points, two rebounds, an assist and a steal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026
French authorities believed it was impossible for someone to steal the case and open it without destroying the contents.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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He is averaging 1.7 steals per game, which ranks second among Lakers players.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026
Across a preliminary evening and three “days”—“Das Rheingold,” “Die Walküre,” “Siegfried” and “Götterdämmerung”—the dwarf Alberich renounces love, steals the Rhine’s gold and forges an all-powerful ring that Wotan, ruler of the gods, steals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
"Friedreich ataxia is a devastating rare genetic disease that progressively steals a child's ability to walk, speak, play, and ultimately survive," she says.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026
He played 16 minutes and had five points and three steals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
"The boy is my namesake,'did you know that? Robert Arryn. I am sworn to protect him. How can I do that if his mother steals him away?"
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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“Just hypothetically, if someone stole a car six years ago, I feel pretty certain that the police are not going to wait six years to come after that person,” she said.
From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2026
One copycat AI video stole her joke about asking out a personal trainer -- a bit she once delivered on popular TV host Jimmy Fallon's show.
From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2026
The Presley.plaintiffs claim the Massachusetts-based AI company stole “Elvis’ likeness and copyrights,” while Eight Mile Style says Suno disregarded “the rights of Eight Mile Style” by making unlicensed copies of its songs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026
Hugo Keenan stole the headlines with his hat-trick, while Dan Sheehan, Sam Prendergast and Ronan Kelleher also crossed.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
"You're supposed to be finding out who stole my recipe. The contest is tomorrow!"
From "Scream for Ice Cream: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #2" by Carolyn Keene
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In one instance, a witness said a member of the Salinas group had stolen necklaces, and prosecutors said law enforcement later found multiple gold necklaces in his backpack.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026
The actor informed Markovic, Mr. Chisholm writes, that the police had called after a Japanese businessman claimed “the kimono worn by Delon in his last film was stolen from his hotel room.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
GC: I think New York is just a much more competitive place and people are very wary of having ideas stolen from them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026
One of those services, THORChain, processed more than $46 million in funds stolen from Binance within 72 hours of the heist, according to Chainalysis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026
Aunt Kitty’s eyes were darting between the trunk and the carpetbag, and I could tell she suspected one of them held Mr. Maroney’s stolen loot.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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Would either of the Houston Astros or Boston Red Sox have won the World Series without sign stealing?
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
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
Not an imitation of the strategy, or the craft, or the luck, but an imitation of the sheer bravado: the idea of stealing something that couldn’t possibly be stolen.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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