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stole

[stohl] / stoʊl /


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A cyber-attack stole information belonging to thousands of children by accessing an account that used the password "Password1", a data watchdog has said.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

Occasionally, someone stole one, apparently deciding that a restaurant pager belonged in the same category of souvenir as a pebbled Coke glass.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

The Louvre heist revealed that thieves are increasingly stealing gold, bronze and jewels more than traditional paintings—a turnabout from a century ago when a thief stole its “Mona Lisa,” later recovered.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

He testified that Vaccaro Hill stole money from him and that the couple argued about a post-nuptial agreement and his relationships with the mothers of his seven other children.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

The fog stole up on them like a thief in the night.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

Protesters, some wearing clerical stoles draped over their shoulders, knelt while singing hymns and reciting the Lord’s Prayer in frigid conditions before being handcuffed and led away, video showed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026

Around their necks, they all too appropriately wear stoles that read: “Fight Poverty, Not the Poor” and “Jesus Was Homeless.”

From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2025

But Francis seemed energized by his visit to the Rebibbia prison, where he was given a basket of vegetables grown in the prison garden as well as two liturgical stoles embroidered by the inmates.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 28, 2024

The fox’s coat ranges in color from red to granite, with fluffy fur once prized by trappers, who would sell the pelts to be made into coats and stoles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2023

I’d found images of women wearing snug-fitting cheongsams styled with scarves, stoles, jackets, and flowing robes.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu


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