as in stealing
the unlawful taking and carrying away of property without the consent of its owner
the first sign that there had been a robbery was the broken door lock
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Train robberies were nearly routine at this time, and Deputy Gunnels spent a lot of hours chasing robbers across the countryside.
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Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Mar. 2025
The two suspects are also being investigated in connection to other robberies in the metro area, according to the initial post from Aurora police.
—Graeme Taskerud, The Denver Post, 14 Mar. 2025
But reality is sometimes weirder than fiction, and that’s the case with the recent story about train robberies in the Southwest.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 14 Mar. 2025
The last inmate in the U.S. to be killed by firing squad was in 2010, when Utah executed Ronnie Lee Gardner for killing a man during a robbery.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025
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Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Mar. 2025
The two suspects are also being investigated in connection to other robberies in the metro area, according to the initial post from Aurora police.
—Graeme Taskerud, The Denver Post, 14 Mar. 2025
But reality is sometimes weirder than fiction, and that’s the case with the recent story about train robberies in the Southwest.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 14 Mar. 2025
The last inmate in the U.S. to be killed by firing squad was in 2010, when Utah executed Ronnie Lee Gardner for killing a man during a robbery.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Robbery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/robbery. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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