Example Sentences

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London has some of the highest rates per thousand people of personal robbery and thefts in England and Wales.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

In Westminster, where between 69% and 72% of thefts from the person and personal robberies each week involve phones, there has been a reduction of 45.8% so far this year.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The thefts targeted rare Russian classics worth millions of euros in total, including by 19th-century literary greats Pushkin and Nikolai Gogol.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Florida law-enforcement officials say they are continuing to investigate their roles in the three thefts in the state.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

“I mean...he was convicted for a bunch of thefts, right?”

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone