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Ronald Reagan insisted his glossy locks were naturally brown and claimed that reporters had purloined clippings from his barber’s floor to prove him wrong.

From Washington Post • Nov. 6, 2019

Northrop, the maker of the B-2 “stealth bomber”, sued to stop him, claiming that the man had purloined and even harmed the reputation of their trademark.

From Economist • Sep. 7, 2017

Two heavily laden sequels followed, and by 2007 the three films had purloined $2.7 billion at the worldwide box office.

From Time • May 14, 2011

Remembering the hiding place in which Cyrus had secreted the money at Penolver, it was no mystery to me that he should have fashioned a similar receptacle for the will he had purloined.

From Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow by Strang, Herbert

Since Carrick's assertion that a stranger had purloined valuable papers from his father, the Gray Man had seemed to fear an unexpected revelation of some sort.

From Trusia A Princess of Krovitch by Brinton, Davis