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Noun
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In Drag, a routine robbery at a rural house turns into a nightmare for two amateur burglars when one of them throws their back out.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
19 Mar. 2025 -
Peterson has maintained that Laci was abducted by burglars.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
12 Mar. 2025
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In this British-American heist comedy, a group of jewel thieves—including con artist Wanda Gershwitz (Jamie Lee Curtis), her lover Otto West (Kevin Kline), stuttering animal lover Ken Pile (Michael Palin) and gang leader George Thomason (Tom Georgeson)—pull off a major diamond robbery in London.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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Laundry detergent is a top target for thieves, according to the National Retail Federation's 2024 National Retail Security Survey.—
Alayna Alvarez,
Axios,
21 Mar. 2025
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After her emergence, Dawn gets saddled with tedious subplots: a kleptomaniac streak, bad boyfriends, and an overeager tendency to put herself in danger.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2025
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The stigma kleptomaniacs face can leave them feeling ashamed, embarrassed or afraid to seek support.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2024
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In classic heist-thriller fashion, each recruit fulfills a very cool and specific role — the driver, the safecracker, the chemist, etc.—
Angie Han,
The Hollywood Reporter,
1 Jan. 2023
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All that’s missing is a safecracker spinning dials and listening for a telltale click.—
Morgan Krakow,
Anchorage Daily News,
14 Feb. 2022
Noun
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To build out a beloved landmark in a historic district, under the anxious eye of preservationists, and slip in an extra 27,000 square feet of new construction practically unnoticed — that’s the work of a reverse cat burglar.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
25 Mar. 2025
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This American heiress summering in Cannes has just met Grant’s former cat burglar.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
22 Oct. 2024
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“Embezzler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/embezzler. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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