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Origin of stealing
1300–50; Middle English steling (gerund). See steal, -ing 1, -ing 2
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Andy Pages squandered a potential scoring opportunity when he was caught stealing in the sixth.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
That stance builds trust with consumers, who are likely to continue to share personal data with Apple instead of with other companies known for stealing data or selling it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
"Mr de la Espriella is used to stealing things, now he's stealing the Colombian national team jersey," Cepeda said a day after the first round of voting, which was won by De la Espriella.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
"It's very worrying," said Seema Misra OBE, a sub-postmaster who was jailed when pregnant in 2010 after wrongly being accused of stealing £74,000 from her branch in Surrey.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
That’s when she heard Cassidy cry, "Help! Nancy Drew is stealing my backpack!"
From "Sleepover Sleuths: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #1" by Carolyn Keene
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