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In Blake's drawing of Brunelleschi, the attacking serpent is not so much an infernal punishment for Brunelleschi's thieveries as a symbol of the envy that made him a thief.

From Time Magazine Archive

The crisis is achieved when the Mayor's thieveries threaten to reflect on his daughter, but there is a boy who loves her and who is able to protect the Mayor's good name for her sake.

From Time Magazine Archive

After Flemister had gone, Lidgerwood was almost sorry that he had not struck at once into the matter of the thieveries.

From The Taming of Red Butte Western by Lynde, Francis

Nor can we at this distant day blame them very much or wax so indignant as did their master over their thieveries.

From George Washington: Farmer by Haworth, Paul Leland

Another phase of their adventure with the shopping district thieveries turned up in the woods and contributed greatly to the excitement of their experience.

From The Grammar School Boys in Summer Athletics by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)