- past participle of steal.
stolen
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The young tree, which was believed to have been stolen earlier this month, was planted at Wray Castle, near Ambleside, Cumbria, in April 2026.
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026
March 17 near the docks in Marina del Rey about the stolen 1979 Islander sailboat.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2026
And SpaceX’s record-setting initial public offering two weeks ago has stolen some attention from the rest of the market.
From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026
A nasty spat over a huge collection of allegedly stolen Star Wars Lego sets has turned this quiet suburb upside down.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026
Now the whole world knew that the Soviet Union had built its atomic bomb with plans stolen from an American lab.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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