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At the train station, she's again treated with kindness and respect by the ticket salesman, who advises her on the safest way to travel, and warns her about the city's pickpockets and predators.
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Matt Cabral, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2025
Currently available at a 27 percent discount, this slim messenger bag is complete with several pockets and designed to ward off pickpockets with a five-point anti-theft system.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2025
The secret to pickpocket prevention: zippered pockets How did Smaistrla evade the Paris pickpocket?
—Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2024
From the slums of Victorian London, the Baker Street Four of the series are Billy, who see himself as the brains of the band of urchins, Tom, an acrobat and ace pickpocket, and Charlotte, the resourceful one of the group.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2025
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Matt Cabral, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2025
Currently available at a 27 percent discount, this slim messenger bag is complete with several pockets and designed to ward off pickpockets with a five-point anti-theft system.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2025
The secret to pickpocket prevention: zippered pockets How did Smaistrla evade the Paris pickpocket?
—Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2024
From the slums of Victorian London, the Baker Street Four of the series are Billy, who see himself as the brains of the band of urchins, Tom, an acrobat and ace pickpocket, and Charlotte, the resourceful one of the group.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Pickpocket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pickpocket. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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pickpocket
noun
pick·pock·et
ˈpik-ˌpäk-ət 
: a thief who steals from pockets and purses
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