steal

Though Jason and his Argonauts get top billing in the 1963 B-movie classic, it’s Ray Harryhausen’s sword-wielding troop of the undead that steal the show.

From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026

O’Brien sees the Nazi allegations as falsehoods that steal attention from the actor’s actual sins.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

They steal electricity cables, damage water pipes and dig up roads, said Michael Sun, a member of the provincial legislature in Gauteng, which includes Johannesburg.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

It has said on its website it intends to begin auctioning the 5.79 terabytes of data it was able to steal from Berlin in seven days' time, according to news agency Reuters.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

“Nothing,” Mom says, and continues scraping, but I see her steal a smile on the sly.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

"The great Guinness robbery" is the Daily Star's top story, headlining on "truck gang steals 70k pints".

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

First inning, Shohei Ohtani walks, steals second, jogs to third on a single by Freddie Freeman, scores on a grounder by Mookie Betts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

A spokesman for McDonald’s fraud division said it is “expanding fast, securing more resources and here to stay—relentlessly hunting every fraudster who steals from the American people.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

James averaged 20.9 points, 7.2 assists, 6.1 rebounds and 1.2 steals a game for the Lakers last season and said he was considering retirement strongly when the campaign concluded.

From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026

Mixed with nightmares of marauders raiding the freeway like they raided Kelton’s home—led by Hali on my soccer team and her mother, who’s now fifteen feet tall and steals everyone’s water.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

“If A.B. has evidence that Suzette stole or misappropriated anything, he should present it.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

Prosecutors say Holdo, 66, stole more than $1.7 million from his clients, taking their money but never delivering the Rolexes, diamonds and other jewelry they paid for.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

The Mayor of Villena, Fulgencio Cerdán, said the thieves "stole a large part of the treasure," specifically all the gold, El Pais reported.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

Singapore has charged a British man for theft more than two years after he allegedly stole a denim jacket from a store at the airport shopping mall.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

“Nyame was a hit at the family dinners because he had so many stories to tell. Nansi lost patience and stole his stories so he could be the focus of the conversation.”

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

Temple Police crime analyst Mike Treehern told the Tribune that the cameras helped decrease the number of stolen vehicles in his city, where 84% of their Flock cameras are funded by the state grant.

From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026

“There was no theft by Suzette. Suzette has not stolen, misappropriated, or improperly taken money or property belonging to A.B., Abraham, Chris, Selena’s estate or any family-owned or jointly owned business,” read the statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

The Houston-based company, which runs micro hospitals and emergency departments, said in a regulatory filing that data about patients, employees and business partners was stolen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Contact details, vehicle registrations and postcodes were stolen in the breach that appears to have accessed databases containing wi-fi log in and car parking details.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

Aunt Kitty gave me a look, and we both knew the stolen loot was not in that carpetbag.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

"I've seen those headlines. 'We're stealing Venezuelan oil.' Of course, that's not true at all," Wright said, adding that "the oil in Venezuela is indeed owned by the people of Venezuela."

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

In an interview with The Times, Ochoa denied stealing the trailers and said he sent two people to the restaurant to address payment matters but not to intimidate the couple.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

The claw machine—that infamous promiser of childhood treasures, known for stealing your quarters and almost never yielding up its flimsy prizes—has gotten an upgrade.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

"Obviously I don't condone stealing, but I really sympathise with any parent that finds themselves in a situation like that."

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026

But then, Samir said that the ghosts would never risk stealing our breath because Rasseem was with us, and his breath could befoul the afterlife.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri