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thief

[theef] / θif /


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A thief who was stealing a 300-year-old wall piece by piece was caught when a man put a tracking device in one of the stones.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Depending on who you talk to, Elvis Presley was either the king of rock ‘n’ roll or a no-good thief.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

The Croatian CEO of Bugatti vowed on Thursday to stop leaving keys inside cars after his multi-million-dollar Chiron was stolen and recovered in Austria with him chasing the thief in a Porsche.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

I know comparison is the thief of joy, but how do you stop comparing yourself to the people around you?

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

The saying “It takes a thief to catch a thief” wasn’t just a saying for Vidocq—it was his whole strategy.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

“If we tipped our hand too early, they could have liquidated everything,” DeChiara said of the thieves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

Pinches said the thieves also broke numerous fuel sending units and fuel caps on the vehicles, resulting in lost revenue as they were out of action for a day being repaired.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

A West Midlands haulage company has said thieves are motivated by rising fuel prices after they stole 400 litres of diesel.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Supply-chain congestion sometimes causes freight trains to sit idle, leaving them vulnerable to thieves in urban railyards.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

“Yes. When Caesar stopped the thieves from robbing me. I knew at once he was a friend. But for the men, an enemy. He was both. All at once.”

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes


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