smash-and-grab
adjective
chiefly British
—used to describe a robbery that is done by breaking a window of a car, store, etc., and stealing whatever can be taken quickly
a smash-and-grab robbery/thief
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Restock Ave, a streetwear and sneaker shop in Phoenix, was the target of a smash-and-grab burglary early on July 24.
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Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 26 July 2025
An Oakland man was arrested but eight other suspects remain at large after a $1 million smash-and-grab robbery at a south Sacramento jewelry store earlier this month, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2025
An Anaheim jewelry store was hit in a smash-and-grab robbery Tuesday afternoon, July 22, the second time the business has been targeted in just over a week, police said.
—Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 23 July 2025
If not revenge, that was redemption for the smash-and-grab win Atletico produced in Paris.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 8 July 2025
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Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 26 July 2025
An Oakland man was arrested but eight other suspects remain at large after a $1 million smash-and-grab robbery at a south Sacramento jewelry store earlier this month, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2025
An Anaheim jewelry store was hit in a smash-and-grab robbery Tuesday afternoon, July 22, the second time the business has been targeted in just over a week, police said.
—Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 23 July 2025
If not revenge, that was redemption for the smash-and-grab win Atletico produced in Paris.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 8 July 2025
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“Smash-and-grab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smash-and-grab. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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