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A friend said he covered the mirrors in his home so he wouldn’t have to look at what the years had thieved.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2023

More dogs were thieved than any other pet by more than 1,000.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2022

You feel the presence of many, many others around you in here and you want to know who these people are who were thieved of identity when they were rendered collectibles.

From The Guardian • Jul. 4, 2020

Timbers said, “The theatrical engine of building the whole thing just from a person with a boom box—I have certainly thieved that many times in my own work.”

From The New Yorker • Mar. 13, 2017

As the boys ran off with the thieved chocolate, Danny zipped his backpack shut again and ate his lunch in silence while the other kids sat in groups.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova