as in robbed
to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully
little wonder that the store went out of business, as its employees had been stealing from it for years
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But on a night when Carson Benge was robbed of extra bases twice and Luis Torrens once, his monster mash was especially impressive.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
23 May 2026 -
Department of Justice Less than two hours later, Gonzalez and Harris allegedly robbed the TD Bank in Roslindale.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 May 2026
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“Stole (from).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stole%20%28from%29. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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