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thief

[theef] / θif /


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Morning after morning, residents would retrieve the bottles of milk on their stoops only to find that a thief had skimmed off the cream.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Roco is “Hell Grind’s” protagonist, who journeys through a dystopian wasteland to save his fellow thief and love interest Lulu.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Comparison is the thief of living within your means.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

I expected him to reference his efforts to expose the thief.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

"Kendra wanted us to find the ice-cream thief in time for the contest tomorrow. And we blew it!"

From "Scream for Ice Cream: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #2" by Carolyn Keene




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