thief
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Comparison is the thief of living within your means.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
"It needs to be nipped in the bud because today's petty thief is tomorrow's bank robber," he says.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
An "opportunistic" thief who stole a handbag containing an emerald-encrusted Fabergé egg and watch set worth up to £2.2 million from a central London pub has been jailed for more than two years.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
I would pry them off with my fingers and eat them standing at the stove, like a tiny kitchen thief.
From Salon • Feb. 24, 2026
He didn’t want to get in trouble, but he couldn’t take the book home, even if it meant looking like a thief.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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Excerpt from "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
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Unit 19, Lesson 4
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