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theft

[theft] / θɛft /


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After its theft in October, Maison des Lumières launched a security audit carried out by police officers appointed by France's cultural ministry, mayor Caviezel says.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

By itself, this distillation probably falls short of theft, according to some legal specialists.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

The heist is the latest in a string of such robberies in France including the daylight theft last year of crown jewellery valued at around $100 million from the Louvre in Paris.

From Barron's Sep. 8, 2026

The financial manipulations that undergirded their fortunes get scrutinized as theft from the public purse, praise for their courage and perspicacity yields to condemnation for their conduct.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 2026

The story—the theft, the recovery, the noble thief—once again sold newspapers across the world.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

Both Brand and Ibrahim Bulut, a museum security expert from a Belgian security consulting firm, believe many thefts that followed the Louvre burglary are copycats.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

The Consumer Council for Northern Ireland said its tends to get more reports of oil thefts during an energy crisis when the price of oil is often pushed up because of geopolitics and global events.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

In one of France's most high-profile art thefts, in 1911, Leonardo de Vinci's famed "Mona Lisa" was stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris.

From Barron's Sep. 8, 2026

France is contending with a wave of thefts that have targeted its museums in recent years.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

She told them a number of other stories about art thefts, some of the plottings ingenious and some a mess.

From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett




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