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also kidnaper
as in abductor
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Noun
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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.—
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
Noun
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Stores are catching shoplifters only 2% of the time, and police make arrests in one out of 100 incidents.—
James Fotis,
Boston Herald,
26 Mar. 2025
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Stopping a shoplifter in the act of stealing can be dangerous, and many store policies advise against it, particularly when the value of the item is below the felony threshold.—
Freddy Kuo,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Kidnapper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kidnapper. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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