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For example, California’s Proposition 47 raised the felony threshold from $450 to $950, emboldening shoplifters by dramatically reducing potential penalties.
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James Fotis, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2025
Chains are willing to accept lower sales that result from locking up some products rather than lose the products to shoplifters, which hits their profits, analysts say.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025
The comedians played two inmates brought in by police officer Jason Sudeikis to confront shoplifters Michael Longfellow, Marcello Hernandez and Mikey Day.
—Lindsay Kimble, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025
The issue became highly politicized: President Donald Trump called for shoplifters to be shot, and lawmakers in both political parties vowed to crack down.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025
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James Fotis, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2025
Chains are willing to accept lower sales that result from locking up some products rather than lose the products to shoplifters, which hits their profits, analysts say.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025
The comedians played two inmates brought in by police officer Jason Sudeikis to confront shoplifters Michael Longfellow, Marcello Hernandez and Mikey Day.
—Lindsay Kimble, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025
The issue became highly politicized: President Donald Trump called for shoplifters to be shot, and lawmakers in both political parties vowed to crack down.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Shoplifter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoplifter. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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shoplifter
noun
shop·lift·er
-ˌlif-tər 
: a person who shoplifts
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