thief
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“It would have been more honorable to have been an anonymous thief in the night,” Savery said at Monday’s hearing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
"You have to choose: either a policeman or a thief," Sanusi said.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
I also witnessed a tense moment of police trying to control a situation with a possible thief.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
Schneider chronicled the campaign in his video, “I tracked down the thief who stole $200,000 in Lego.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Torak noticed that he made it sound as if he, not Oslak had caught ‘the thief’.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
The thieves left behind only a single bronze hoof.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
He also suggested parking with wheels turned into the gutter rather than left straight if parking on the street, as this also makes a vehicle harder for thieves to move.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Nvidia trailer thieves end up with 20 tons of sand.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
The lack of clarity over the weekend incident has sparked different unverified theories, with some media reporting allegations that the men could even be fuel thieves.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
Lima had two rescuees with him, so he couldn’t pursue the thieves at the time, but he made a mental note.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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Excerpt from "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
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Unit 19, Lesson 4
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