thief
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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
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“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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