steal
verb (used with object)
to take (the property of another or others) without permission or right, especially secretly or by force.
have been stealing
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present perfect progressiveof steal.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The hacker or hackers are known by Google as UNC6040 which have been stealing data through tricking employees into handing over their log in details for internal company Salesforce software.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2025
Tepera, while pitching for the Chicago White Sox, irked the Astros and their fans in October by implying that Houston might have been stealing signs — again — during the American League Division Series.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2022
White Sox reliever Ryan Tepera implied Sunday night that Houston may have been stealing signs in Games 1 and 2 of their AL Division Series after Chicago won the third game.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 10, 2021
Contenders have been stealing end-of-career 10-5 seasons from such fellows for decades.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 19, 2020
To take it for himself...it would have been stealing.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
