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Rome is known to be a relatively safe city (though tourists should be careful about pickpockets around popular sites) and easy to get around.
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Daliah Singer, Denver Post, 5 June 2025
Grace, an expert pickpocket, removes the thumb drive at the exact millisecond the Entity is trapped inside, allowing for the artificial intelligence's capture without triggering a nuclear war or destruction of cyberspace across Earth.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 23 May 2025
Currently in production in New York City, the film follows Harry (Turturro), a career pickpocket who is forced into a desperate, high-stakes race against time through the streets of his city.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2025
Zippered pockets with hidden snaps add a smart layer of travel security — no one wants to fumble with a pickpocket in a crowded city.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
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Daliah Singer, Denver Post, 5 June 2025
Grace, an expert pickpocket, removes the thumb drive at the exact millisecond the Entity is trapped inside, allowing for the artificial intelligence's capture without triggering a nuclear war or destruction of cyberspace across Earth.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 23 May 2025
Currently in production in New York City, the film follows Harry (Turturro), a career pickpocket who is forced into a desperate, high-stakes race against time through the streets of his city.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2025
Zippered pockets with hidden snaps add a smart layer of travel security — no one wants to fumble with a pickpocket in a crowded city.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Pickpocket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pickpocket. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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pickpocket
noun
pick·pock·et
ˈpik-ˌpäk-ət 
: a thief who steals from pockets and purses
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