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Noun
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But these bags, while undeniably gorgeous, are easy targets for pickpockets.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Jan. 2025 -
Cope: How to avoid pickpockets and street scams while traveling.—
Natasha Frost,
New York Times,
27 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Locking up store merchandise can deter shoplifters and paying customers alike, according to Walgreens.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2025
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Beyond potentially distorting the city’s crime numbers, subjecting shoplifters to felony charges has life-altering consequences, according to longtime defense attorney Greg Hill.—
Libor Jany,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Jan. 2025
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Sweet potatoes, fruit Jello, and roast pork — not turkey — would be served to all the inmates, from the lowliest cutpurse to what amounted to the celebrity wing, and its residents: Alexander Pantages, the millionaire theater magnate convicted of raping a 17-year-old dancer.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Nov. 2023
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She was born in the Barbican, in about 1584, and died in Fleet Street in 1659, becoming a thief, cutpurse and fence along the way.—
Longreads,
Longreads,
8 May 2018
Noun
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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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Here are three reasons behind the behavior of a kleptomaniac, according to research.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2024
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