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Recent Examples of shoplifting
Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 6 Feb. 2026
But Newsom was also an enthusiastic backer of Proposition 47, passed in 2014, which reclassified shoplifting offenses under $950 from felonies to misdemeanors, and also reduced charges for lower-level drug possession.
—Bret Stephens, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
With the support of judges and a member of the Iowa House of Representatives, the Iowa Supreme Court has reinstated the license of a lawyer arrested for more than a dozen instances of shoplifting.
—Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 3 Feb. 2026
Then new numbers came out, showing a large pandemic spike in shoplifting and car theft, and concerns about crime exploded into the headlines.
—Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
The law mandates detention of migrants, including those who have been permitted to seek asylum, if accused of theft, burglary, shoplifting and other crimes.
—Gromer Jeffers Jr, Dallas Morning News, 30 Jan. 2026
In January, the Savannah Police Department shared surveillance photos of multiple people accused of being part of the shoplifting spree.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
She was booked into the Cherokee County jail, charged with one felony count of shoplifting, and released later that day on a $4,875 bond, local outlet Cherokee Tribune said.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Carjackings declined 27% from 2024 to 2025, burglaries fell 18%, larcenies fell 11% and shoplifting dropped 10%.
—Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 27 Jan. 2026
Noun
Stores increasingly use it to track customers suspected of shoplifting, entertainment venues deploy it during big events, and many cellphones give users the option to unlock their devices with an instantaneous face scan.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 6 Feb. 2026
But Newsom was also an enthusiastic backer of Proposition 47, passed in 2014, which reclassified shoplifting offenses under $950 from felonies to misdemeanors, and also reduced charges for lower-level drug possession.
—Bret Stephens, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
With the support of judges and a member of the Iowa House of Representatives, the Iowa Supreme Court has reinstated the license of a lawyer arrested for more than a dozen instances of shoplifting.
—Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 3 Feb. 2026
Then new numbers came out, showing a large pandemic spike in shoplifting and car theft, and concerns about crime exploded into the headlines.
—Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
The law mandates detention of migrants, including those who have been permitted to seek asylum, if accused of theft, burglary, shoplifting and other crimes.
—Gromer Jeffers Jr, Dallas Morning News, 30 Jan. 2026
In January, the Savannah Police Department shared surveillance photos of multiple people accused of being part of the shoplifting spree.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
She was booked into the Cherokee County jail, charged with one felony count of shoplifting, and released later that day on a $4,875 bond, local outlet Cherokee Tribune said.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Carjackings declined 27% from 2024 to 2025, burglaries fell 18%, larcenies fell 11% and shoplifting dropped 10%.
—Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoplifting
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The decline in their population is driven largely by human activity, including habitat loss from logging and mining, as well as poaching and armed conflict in their native range in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to conservationists.—
Chaewon Chung,
Sacbee.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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Their populations are threatened by habitat loss, human-elephant conflict, and poaching, the World Wildlife Fund, one of the world's leading conservation organizations, stated on its website.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
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Zayn winning in Montreal after eating an RKO and a Razor’s Edge, then snatching the pin on Priest with a Helluva Kick, gave you the biggest pop and the clearest storyline payoff of the night.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Masked agents snatching preschoolers off the street and sending them to Texas detention centers serves none of those purposes.—
Ryan Mancini,
The Hill,
22 Jan. 2026
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And one of those things is what the suspect in the kidnapping looks like.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
13 Feb. 2026
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More than a week after Savannah Guthrie's mother, Nancy Guthrie, went missing from her Arizona home in a possible kidnapping, law enforcement brought a man in for questioning before releasing him.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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The mystery of the dead cows was never solved, but Skeet and three other men were arrested for cattle rustling.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
21 Jan. 2026
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The Kohala Coast is living proof that nature is medicine, from the birdsong to the Tradewinds rustling the coconut palms to the deep blue-green waters of the Pacific lapping the shoreline.—
Everett Potter,
Forbes.com,
18 Jan. 2026
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The smear sites have alleged, without substantiation, that targets engaged in — among other activities — extortion, embezzlement, prostitution, drug dealing and human trafficking.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Feb. 2026
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The Montgomery County District Attorney's Office announced that Burrell High School boys' basketball coach Michael Fantuzzo was arrested and charged with multiple felonies in connection with alleged embezzlement of nearly $250,000 from the Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Association.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Hearing the faint sirens of the white police officers who have been monitoring the area for no real reason, Kid attempts to blend into the party by grabbing the mic of the bored DJ—played by Parliament-Funkadelic’s George Clinton—to freestyle.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
13 Feb. 2026
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Or, Stein recommends grabbing a bed/mattress vacuum that is made specifically for the mattress.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
12 Feb. 2026
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Mike lives a lonely life seemingly devoid of any interiority, working for an over-the-hill crime boss known as Money (Nick Nolte), whom Mike has managed to piss off with his less-than-spotless latest burglary.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
11 Feb. 2026
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Police arrested the man on suspicion of first-degree burglary and unlawful trespassing.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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That’s impressive for a rebuilding team, but is anyone picking the Ducks over the Oilers in a playoff series?—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Only Nick Brinkerhoff is picking the Seahawks to win in blowout fashion, by a score of 34-17.—
Jacob Camenker,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Shoplifting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoplifting. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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