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But if Stanton was truculent, a tyrant and a bully—infinitely more important—he was honest and strong in office and broke the ring of grafters who had been robbing the government, and did his work heroically.

From Life of Abraham Lincoln Little Blue Book Ten Cent Pocket Series No. 324 by Haldeman-Julius, E. (Emanuel)

The first thought was that Yap Sing had been robbing the Club.

From The Comstock Club by Goodwin, Charles Carroll

Taking advantage of this lull, the fugitive declared that the wounded man had been robbing him.

From A Lady's Visit to the Gold Diggings of Australia in 1852-53 by Clacy, Ellen

And at first I was sure one of these varmints had been robbing me.

From The Call of the Canyon by Grey, Zane

The gambler's gaze passed around the table and found no help from the men he had been robbing.

From The Sheriff's Son by Raine, William MacLeod