thievery

Nestlé said it had publicized the incident with humor to raise awareness around the more serious issue of thievery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026

Sir Elton, in an interview with the BBC, compared it to "committing theft, thievery on a high scale".

From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026

Still, based solely on the error-prone heist — it’s been ages since pantyhose masks seemed so ridiculous — thievery isn’t this spoiled man’s strong suit either.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2025

In the last few years, though, homeless encampments have multiplied in the surrounding streets and thievery has become so relentless that the brothers are ready to give up and sell their business.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 3, 2023

A better person than me would have felt bad that Daniel thought Sarah had issues that led her to thievery.

From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen

In Blake's drawing of Brunelleschi, the attacking serpent is not so much an infernal punishment for Brunelleschi's thieveries as a symbol of the envy that made him a thief.

From Time Magazine Archive

The crisis is achieved when the Mayor's thieveries threaten to reflect on his daughter, but there is a boy who loves her and who is able to protect the Mayor's good name for her sake.

From Time Magazine Archive

The pleasure, however, of the visit was occasionally interrupted by the thieveries of many of the inhabitants.

From Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods by Andrew Kippis

Gridley is the man who has made all this strike trouble, bossing the job to get you out and to get himself in, so he could cover up his thieveries.

From The Taming of Red Butte Western by Francis Lynde

"We'll pass up the petty thieveries, for the present, and look a little higher," he said gravely.

From The Taming of Red Butte Western by Francis Lynde