as in stealing
the unlawful taking and carrying away of property without the consent of its owner
the first sign that there had been a robbery was the broken door lock
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Recent Examples of robbery
Billy Schmidt had been watching the NBA Finals with his friends at a bar and was walking home when he was shot in the chest in an apparent robbery, according to police and his family.
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Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
1 July 2026
The Chatrie case involves the hunt for a suspect in an armed bank robbery in busy Midlothian, Virginia, in May 2019, and how police settled on a man named Okello Chatrie as the perpetrator.
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Anne Toomey McKenna,
The Conversation,
30 June 2026
The case concerned a Virginia man challenging law enforcement's use of a geofence warrant to get location data on him from Google, which led to evidence that was used to convict him of a bank robbery.
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Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
Then, with a search warrant of his home, investigators found two robbery-style demand notes, a semi-automatic pistol and about $100,000 in cash.
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Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
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Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
1 July 2026
The Chatrie case involves the hunt for a suspect in an armed bank robbery in busy Midlothian, Virginia, in May 2019, and how police settled on a man named Okello Chatrie as the perpetrator.
—
Anne Toomey McKenna,
The Conversation,
30 June 2026
The case concerned a Virginia man challenging law enforcement's use of a geofence warrant to get location data on him from Google, which led to evidence that was used to convict him of a bank robbery.
—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
Then, with a search warrant of his home, investigators found two robbery-style demand notes, a semi-automatic pistol and about $100,000 in cash.
—
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for robbery
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Sale and Ventura engaged in a heated argument a few days later after Sale demanded Ventura call out the Tigers for the sign-stealing.
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Between November 2023 and January 2024, Jones had been listed as a suspect or subject in Kansas City Police Department reports, involving trespassing, residential burglary and stealing, according to the probable cause statement.
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Other alleged thefts included $84,000 from an I-95 southbound rest stop in Madison, $66,400 from an I-95 northbound rest stop in Branford and multiple hits in Darien totaling more than $177,000.
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The thefts occurred at eight ATMs, in the city of Milford and at rest stops in Fairfield, Branford, Madison and Darien.
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“Robbery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/robbery. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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