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Noun
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There’s no evidence the great marauder himself descends from the Xiongnu elite, though, Brosseder says.—
ByAndrew Curry,
science.org,
24 Feb. 2025 -
Like the out-of-state marauders who terrorized Oklahoma towns in the early 1900s, Morris did not reside in Oklahoma, so Drummond said his office determined that the statute of limitations did not apply.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC News,
13 Mar. 2025
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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
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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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Cop said that, when confronted by a 48-year-old employee, the thief raised an arm at her in a menacing manner before running out the door.—
Ellen Moynihan,
New York Daily News,
21 Mar. 2025
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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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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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“Ravisher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ravisher. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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