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Noun
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This appears to be no more complicated than an application (perhaps a misapplication) of human courtesies to the canine world.—
Judith Martin,
The Mercury News,
27 Nov. 2024 -
Those misapplications might trigger personal liability for the guarantor, the former principal of the mortgage borrower – but the guarantor can no longer do anything to prevent it.—
Joshua Stein,
Forbes,
23 Sep. 2024
Noun
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The man didn’t give any details about the shooting, except for saying that robbery may have been a motive, according to police.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Jan. 2025
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Case in point: Derek Lee, an Allegheny man sentenced to life without parole in 2016 for his role in a robbery in which his accomplice killed a homeowner.—
Isaac Avilucea,
Axios,
8 Jan. 2025
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That bill would require the federal government to detain undocumented immigrants who are charged with or convicted of burglary, theft, larceny or shoplifting.—
Riley Beggin,
USA TODAY,
9 Jan. 2025
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The legislation instructs federal officials to detain unauthorized immigrants arrested for or charged with burglary, theft, larceny or shoplifting, expanding the list of charges that would subject migrants to detention and potential deportation.—
Karoun Demirjian,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2025
Noun
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But the hard graft of protecting vulnerable children, or prosecuting rapists, or enacting legislative change, is not what Musk is after.—
Sam Knight,
The New Yorker,
10 Jan. 2025
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Trev is tasked with letting the Doctor know via psychic graft if the briefcase carrier leaves the bar, where he’s been told to wait until a room opens up.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
26 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Sponsor assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communication line failure, theft, or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of the Media.—
USA TODAY,
USA TODAY,
14 Jan. 2025
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Reuters said China coerced foreign businesses to share sensitive technology with Chinese firms, all while committing intellectual property theft.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
14 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Derek Hough is coming clean about a bit of youthful thievery.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
5 Dec. 2024
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Hearts And Minds Many non-Web3 people will point to the industry's past failures—corruption, rug pulls, scams and outright thievery—and conflate them with the entire industry.—
Matvii Diadkov,
Forbes,
10 Oct. 2024
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