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The dieters had pilfered significantly more of the chocolates than those who weren’t counting calories.

From New York Times • Jan. 10, 2022

Taylor had pilfered the codes from 2011 to 2017, during which time he made 3,300 purchases at Amazon.

From Slate • Jul. 24, 2018

As Simms recalled, Shanahan honed his skills after practice doing route-running drills he had pilfered from Denver’s star wide receivers at the time, Ed McCaffrey and Rod Smith.

From Washington Post • Oct. 13, 2017

They spread rumors that Barlow had pilfered books from Lovecraft’s library.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 9, 2017

One government study estimated that before 1925 guardians had pilfered at least $8 million directly from the restricted accounts of their Osage wards.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann