heisted; heisting; heists
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Verb
a professional burglar was able to heist a box of jewelry from the safe in the closet
Noun
it was the largest jewelry heist in the city's history
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Tess Owen, WIRED, 29 Oct. 2024
Nesbit scoffs at the proposal, citing the difficulties of heisting perhaps a metric tonne of nuclear material.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 June 2024
Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
Investigators received a search warrant for the Airbnb and found about $20,000, along with backpacks and clothing that matched what the group wore during their previous heists, according to court records.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
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Verb
And Bannon got directly to business, spinning a tale to his viewers of Democrats plotting to heist the 2024 election.
—Tess Owen, WIRED, 29 Oct. 2024
Nesbit scoffs at the proposal, citing the difficulties of heisting perhaps a metric tonne of nuclear material.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 June 2024
Noun
An extra-large and very hairy porch pirate was caught red-handed on Ring doorbell footage last week committing a pumpkin heist.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
Investigators received a search warrant for the Airbnb and found about $20,000, along with backpacks and clothing that matched what the group wore during their previous heists, according to court records.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Heist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heist. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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