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Mike figured an animal must have pilfered them, so he set up an infrared motion-detecting camera and scattered a few golf balls as bait.

From Washington Post • Feb. 14, 2022

The document Goynes and Russo have pilfered contains plans for a catalytic converter, an innovation that will enable cars to emit less pollution.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2021

For one thing, powerful accounts likely had valuable information sitting in their direct messages, which the hackers may have pilfered for future reference.

From Slate • Jul. 17, 2020

According to a senior U.S. defense official, the Iranians could have pilfered some personal information from the captives.

From Washington Post • Jan. 13, 2016

With their usual frankness they quite admitted that I might have pilfered the shilling.

From Tom, Dick and Harry by Reed, Talbot Baines