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Verb
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Edwards delivered in a big way, scoring a career-high 53 points, hitting 10 3-pointers and grabbing six rebounds.—
Jon Krawczynski,
The Athletic,
5 Jan. 2025 -
But those are just two headline-grabbing crimes.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
5 Jan. 2025
Verb
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That’s the cost of not picking in the first round in each of the last three drafts.—
Scott Wheeler,
The Athletic,
8 Jan. 2025
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As such, investors will be better off picking ADBE stock in the current dip for robust long-term gains, in our view.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
Noun
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They were arraigned in Queens Supreme Court on an eight-count indictment charging them with burglary, forcible touching, petty larceny and official misconduct.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2025
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Muller, who turned 48 on Thursday, pleaded guilty Jan. 17 in a San Jose courtroom to two felony charges of assault with intent to commit rape during a first-degree burglary, related to previously unsolved nighttime attacks on sleeping women in Mountain View and Palo Alto.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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While both have been listed among the 24 hostages who are believed to be alive in Gaza, the video was the first proof of life their families have received since their abduction.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN,
24 Mar. 2025
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said any agreement to stop the fighting must include Russia's return of missing Ukrainian children and accountability for those responsible for their abduction.—
JOHN HUDSON THE WASHINGTON POST,
arkansasonline.com,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Pretending to be dead, Gi-hun and his friends launch a surprise attack, overpowering the guards and seizing their weapons, leaving only one guard alive.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes,
28 Dec. 2024
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Individuals are seizing opportunities as well.—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
23 Dec. 2024
Noun
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He was initially charged with murder, arson and petit larceny, police said.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
14 Feb. 2025
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All three were charged with burglary, petit larceny and criminal trespass.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Curry is also serving a 13-year prison sentence for a separate carjacking.—
Janelle Griffith,
NBC news,
26 Mar. 2025
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After that, a crash and another carjacking were reported near the 11800 block of Rosser Road in Dallas.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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While processing that failure, Matt is given another case of the week to deal with: Leroy Bradford, charged with petty larceny after stealing caramel corn from a bodega.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2025
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Nesbitt-Hall lives in Rahway, N.J., and has three prior Staten Island arrests, two for petty larceny and one for grand larceny, police said.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Shoplifting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoplifting. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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