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Noun
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The reality is that, like burglars, hackers will always look for the easiest way in.—
Austin Gadient,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025 -
And a security alarm at Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson’s mansion scared off would-be burglars in 2024.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The show sees Sy playing Assane Diop, a professional thief who imitates the literary character Arsène Lupin.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2025
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Or, without proper security in place, IRS data accessed by DOGE could be hacked by identify thieves or foreign governments.—
Howard Gleckman,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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
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“Picklock.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/picklock. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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