stealing
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With Treasury yields on the rise, stocks may be increasingly vulnerable to bonds stealing their thunder, particularly among investors who care about actual cash payouts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
The BBC has been given special access to a police unit that says it has been disrupting organised crime gangs responsible for stealing millions of pounds worth of goods from shops across the UK.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 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
Because of this theory, stealing art became different from other sorts of stealing.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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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
Do you ever think how those little stealings may bring you to ruin?
From Weighed and Wanting Addresses on the Ten Commandments by Dwight Lyman Moody