stealing

Example Sentences

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Essentially he said: I’m gonna stop the stealing.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

Hackers more often break into companies using previously discovered bugs, or by stealing login credentials or using social engineering techniques.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

In 2023 an 18-year-old British hacker called Arion Kurtaj was given an indefinite hospital order after hacking into the company and stealing data, source code and video clips of the unfinished GTA 6 game.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

“There is something especially appalling about stealing from the dead. During a time when dignity and respect should be absolute, Mr. Muñoz chose greed,” Los Angeles County Dist.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Olka had explained she was not stealing, merely borrowing the book to pass the time as she cleaned.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman