stealing

Example Sentences

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Cybercriminals are stealing recruiters’ identities to hustle job seekers out of money or personal data.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 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

He was hardly through, playing another six seasons and even stealing 47 bases in 99 games in 1985 for the Chicago Cubs to become the first 40-year-old player to steal more bases than his age.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Besides stealing potential Wall Street customers, bucket shops could roil the capital markets.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

"And while she was stealing them, her barrette fell and got stuck in the crack in the shelf."

From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene