steal
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While he did receive support, he couldn’t anticipate Nate Boyer’s attempts to profit from the protest and steal credit from Kaepernick teammate Eric Reid for the idea to kneel.
From Salon ● Sep. 29, 2026
“Why should someone watching us right now care about this? You can get potentially equity-like returns in bonds. And that starts to steal market share out of the market,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
But Schusser said its new venture was not trying to steal customers.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Polymarket faced a major fraud attack in February where thieves linked stolen debit cards to accounts and tried to steal at least $10 million.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
He’d said the Mona Lisa would be no easier to steal than the massive towers of Notre-Dame, the medieval French cathedral.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
Clark finished just shy of a double-double with 10 points, nine assists, three rebounds and two steals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
"The great Guinness robbery" is the Daily Star's top story, headlining on "truck gang steals 70k pints".
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
The bad software, found at sites posing as game-maker RockStar Games, steals credentials, cookies and other information.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Brochant led the team with 24 points and five steals, making it difficult for the Sparks to rally.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
He runs through the last summer picnickers, who come despite the fog, and I pretend to be angry with him when he steals a block of cheese or a bag of Goldfish.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
A former Pacific Palisades resident was found guilty by a federal jury in Orange County on Thursday of running a Ponzi scheme that stole nearly $2 million from investors in smart ring technology.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
But it was cast member Ashley Padilla’s debut as Harp that quickly stole the sketch.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
In doing that, Moscow stole a march on its adversaries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Carlota Ciganda once again stole the show after Europe's top pairing of Charley Hull and Lottie Woad failed to ignite against the USA on the opening day of the Solheim Cup.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
“Do you think Conor stole Jason’s mitt?” asked Mr. Hardy.
From "The Missing Mitt (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #2)" by Franklin W. Dixon
But only about 830,000 cellphones were reported stolen or robbed in 2025, according to the annual report, which draws on police data.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
Police say the information provides unprecedented ability to identify suspects, pinpoint stolen vehicles and locate missing persons.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
The only run Snell gave up was the result of a double, stolen base and sacrifice fly in the third.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
Landing on a pebble beach, the Normans fortify Hastings, ravage the countryside, and feast on stolen meat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
“He has stolen from me! He has stolen from me!” shouted one king, spitting with rage.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
Some fraud experts say the U.S. should scrap EBT cards and move to mobile wallet payments, given growing bot-driven crime and other means of stealing chip-card data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
When former first-grade teacher Ranah Ahmed Burney saw it circulating, she was reminded of a student who wasn’t allowed sugar at home and had begun stealing cookies from a classmate’s lunchbox.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
The inquest also heard from Daryl Paul, who was jailed in 2021 for stealing the rucksack containing Noah's laptop.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Leroy Douglas was just 24 when he was jailed in 2005 for stealing a mobile phone and handed a minimum prison term of two-and-a-half years.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
That’s when she heard Cassidy cry, "Help! Nancy Drew is stealing my backpack!"
From "Sleepover Sleuths: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #1" by Carolyn Keene
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