shoplifting
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Inside the secretive lab shaping America’s retail landscape: At a Florida lab few have ever seen, a team of researchers is trying to stave off a purported epidemic of shoplifting.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
Here, Corvette and the Velvet Gang realize that this is about much more than shoplifting some clothes and reselling them at a discount.
From Salon ● May 22, 2026
More than 90% of people jailed pretrial were charged with offenses that didn’t even qualify for detention under the California Constitution: shoplifting, driving without a license, vandalism.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
Actual police data included in the ONS dataset also showed a 1% fall in recorded shoplifting offences to 509,566 in 2025, compared with 2024, despite recent surges in the crime.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
They say his big mouth got one of them busted for shoplifting.
From "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake
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