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stole

[stohl] / stoʊl /


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Bush, 48, who ran Legacy Independent Funeral Directors in Hull, stole up to £12,000 from charities and sold fake funeral plans.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

In 2022, an independent panel said Ramaphosa might have a case to answer after burglars stole huge sums of cash, hidden in a sofa, from his private farm.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

Archer says Joby is hiding its dependence on money and parts from China, while Joby alleges Archer stole its technology through corporate espionage.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

Plus, Texas goes after Wall Street’s stock-exchange duopoly, and Apple alleges OpenAI stole trade secrets to develop competing devices.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

“Now, Jason, I’m sure no one stole your mitt. It’s probably just lost in the pile of gear here.”

From "The Missing Mitt (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #2)" by Franklin W. Dixon

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

Young’s wife, Nitaya, made around 500 stoles out of colorful cloth last year.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 12, 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

Actually, their tour of the Fontainebleau’s gaudy premises went unnoticed, amid the men striding about in Bermuda shorts of candy-striped raw silk, and the women wearing bathing suits and mink Answer 201 stoles simultaneously.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote




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