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stole

[stohl] / stoʊl /


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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

Apple responded in July by suing OpenAI, alleging it stole Apple trade secrets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Henderson stole the show by scoring his first two goals for the club.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

The next inning, Kyle Tucker hit a two-out single into left, baited Sale into picking over to first base twice, and then stole second.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

“That isn’t...I’m not...I can’t believe you stole that,” Coal sputtered.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

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

Despite it being near 90 degrees at the Monnaie De Paris, attendees showed up in fur stoles and leather chaps over jeans.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 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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