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Origin of stealing
1300–50; Middle English steling (gerund). See steal, -ing 1, -ing 2
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That stance builds trust with consumers, who are likely to continue to share personal data with Apple instead of with other companies known for stealing data or selling it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
To reach $1.8 trillion, every single one would have to be stealing nearly $35,000 a year from government coffers.
From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026
"Mr de la Espriella is used to stealing things, now he's stealing the Colombian national team jersey," Cepeda said a day after the first round of voting, which was won by De la Espriella.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
Sturgeon accepts that with hindsight she should not have let Murrell continue as SNP chief executive when she became party leader and first minister - although he had started stealing several years earlier.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
“You mean the rat in my backpack when you know I’m scared of them? The mayo in my shampoo? What about stealing my lunch money?”
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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