as in to loot
to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully
in jail for robbing a bank
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Recent Examples of rob
Then there was the COVID pandemic, where quarantine robbed kids of a year of their academic and social lives.
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Alexi Hawley, Variety, 29 May 2025
Willie Sutton famously advised robbing banks, because that’s where the money is.
—Dean Debiase, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
The Highlanders’ defense was also on display as center fielder Jocelyn Jimenez made a running over-the-shoulder grab to rob Gondoliers hitter Sandy Carrera of extra bases in the fourth.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
The trio worked together to drug and rob Umberger, Ramirez and three others — who survived — after having met them outside popular city gay bars and nightclubs, according to prosecutors.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 27 May 2025
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Alexi Hawley, Variety, 29 May 2025
Willie Sutton famously advised robbing banks, because that’s where the money is.
—Dean Debiase, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
The Highlanders’ defense was also on display as center fielder Jocelyn Jimenez made a running over-the-shoulder grab to rob Gondoliers hitter Sandy Carrera of extra bases in the fourth.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
The trio worked together to drug and rob Umberger, Ramirez and three others — who survived — after having met them outside popular city gay bars and nightclubs, according to prosecutors.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 27 May 2025
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Fifty priceless artifacts looted from Egypt and Pakistan — and trafficked through Manhattan by two notorious antiquities dealers — have been returned to their home countries, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has announced.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
2 June 2025
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Paris police chief Laurent Nunez told reporters that four stores were looted overnight.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 June 2025
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Paulo Fonseca was sacked in December, while the end of the season saw the club decide to end Sergio Conceicao’s tenure after an eighth-place finish.—
Adam Digby,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Former Porto head coach Conceicao was sacked after just five months in charge on Thursday following a disappointing eighth place finish in Serie A that saw the club miss out on European qualification for 2025-26.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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In January alone, three Staten Island outlets were burglarized, and in the Bronx, two robbers held up a Dunkin’ employee at knifepoint.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
3 Mar. 2025
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The same group of Chileans that burglarized the homes of Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, and Joe Burrow also reportedly committed the crimes at Ja Morant's house.—
Ryan Morik,
Fox News,
21 Feb. 2025
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After France fell to Germany, the Nazis requisitioned the museum as a sorting facility for art plundered from French Jewish dealers and citizens disenfranchised by the state.—
Nina Siegal,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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Some Quebecois housed troops or joined pro-patriot militias; others joined the British in firing muskets and artillery at the men invading their homeland and plundering their homesteads.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 May 2025
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Whether climate denial, corporate lobbying or inequitable wealth distribution, our systems often reward those who can exploit the system without regard for their impact on long-term system health.—
Maureen Metcalf,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Only in these areas will humanitarian aid be provided—by an American company under direct Israeli security arrangements—to avoid previous distribution arrangements that were exploited by Hamas.—
Assaf Orion,
Foreign Affairs,
3 June 2025
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Trump since coming to office has punished certain firms for their past clients or causes, stripping them of security clearances and government contracts, while trumpeting deals with others, including titans like Kirkland & Ellis and Latham & Watkins.—
Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
31 May 2025
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But the new deal also strips out some of the fringe benefits seen in his and his predecessor’s prior contracts.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
31 May 2025
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The responsibility and reasoning behind infidelity lie solely with the person who cheated.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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After reconciling, the former couple still faced several challenges, including cheating allegations and public social media fallouts.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
30 May 2025
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Your Friends & Neighbors (Apple TV+) – Jon Hamm is stellar in this dramedy about a man who loses everything and turns to a life of crime, burgling his wealthy friends and neighbors while getting mixed up in various relationships and conflicts.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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Act Two relocates to the offices, looking ransacked after being burgled the night before.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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“Rob.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rob. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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