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Berlin Reuters — Thieves used the quiet Christmas period to drill their way into the vault of a German retail bank and make off with at least 10 million euros’ worth of money and valuables from customers’ deposit boxes, police said on Tuesday.
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CNN Money, 30 Dec. 2025
The deputy soon discovered this was not the graveyard shift of a farmworker, but a would-be robber trying to make off with about 400 pounds of avocados, authorities say.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 22 Dec. 2025
Authorities said the suspects made off with approximately $20,000 worth of jewelry.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2025
Hackers leveraging malware systems and other cybercriminal tools are infiltrating online freight marketplaces to make off with high-value cargo while items are in transit.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 8 Dec. 2025
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CNN Money, 30 Dec. 2025
The deputy soon discovered this was not the graveyard shift of a farmworker, but a would-be robber trying to make off with about 400 pounds of avocados, authorities say.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 22 Dec. 2025
Authorities said the suspects made off with approximately $20,000 worth of jewelry.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2025
Hackers leveraging malware systems and other cybercriminal tools are infiltrating online freight marketplaces to make off with high-value cargo while items are in transit.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 8 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for make off
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“Make off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20off. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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