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Recent Examples of shoplifter
Some said the new rules would not meaningfully curb retail theft, as associates are often trained not to engage with shoplifters.
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Claire Wang, Oc Register, 22 Jan. 2026
Social media debates have been going on ever since, with some posts defending the need to crack down on serial shoplifters while others condemn the stores for privacy invasion.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 19 Jan. 2026
During the clash, the shoplifter grabbed a baseball bat and struck the worker multiple times in the face, causing a deep gash.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2026
Back at the Dunwoody Police Department, the cops are unable to identify that shoplifter.
—Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Claire Wang, Oc Register, 22 Jan. 2026
Social media debates have been going on ever since, with some posts defending the need to crack down on serial shoplifters while others condemn the stores for privacy invasion.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 19 Jan. 2026
During the clash, the shoplifter grabbed a baseball bat and struck the worker multiple times in the face, causing a deep gash.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2026
Back at the Dunwoody Police Department, the cops are unable to identify that shoplifter.
—Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shoplifter
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Plus, score more pickpocket-friendly finds like the Osoce Sling Bag and Travelon Anti-theft Messenger Bag, starting at $15.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Apr. 2026
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Footage of an American in Spain handling a pickpocket thief went viral when it was shared on social media, as viewers were amused by his quick reaction.—
Thomas Westerholm,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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The revelations get familial, psychological, and stunning, as do Joudrey’s conversations with the kidnapper, now in prison.—
Sheldon Pearce,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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Armando Chaguaceda, a Cuban historian, compared the regime to a kidnapper blaming his hostages’ suffering on those calling for their release.—
Gisela Salim-Peyer,
The Atlantic,
23 Apr. 2026
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Sweet potatoes, fruit Jello, and roast pork — not turkey — would be served to all the inmates, from the lowliest cutpurse to what amounted to the celebrity wing, and its residents: Alexander Pantages, the millionaire theater magnate convicted of raping a 17-year-old dancer.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Nov. 2023
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She was born in the Barbican, in about 1584, and died in Fleet Street in 1659, becoming a thief, cutpurse and fence along the way.—
Longreads,
Longreads,
8 May 2018
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The second carjacker, Kenneth Merritt, 29, also pleaded guilty and will be sentenced on June 9.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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His predecessor, Robert Devlin, had filed criminal charges against Brian North, a state trooper who fatally shot a carjacker armed with a knife as the man sat in a locked car at the end of a high-speed chase on I-95.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
13 Feb. 2026
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The parks department has even posted signs on the beach warning visitors about Cecil’s kleptomaniac habits.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
7 Aug. 2025
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The longtime psych-rock staple co-wrote the album with filmmaker Matt Yoka to be a collection of American stories about hopeless kleptomaniacs, urban explorers, and other people who slip through the cracks.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
30 May 2025
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The blood spatter on Nancy Guthrie's front porch suggests a single abductor took her out of her home, according to a former FBI profiler.—
Michael Ruiz , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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Athena, who stayed calm during her abduction and had the wherewithal to question her abductor, fought back when Horner was attacking her, prosecutors said, according to theStar-Telegramand NBC DFW.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Shoplifter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoplifter. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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