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Noun
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Homicide and nonfatal shooting totals fell again in 2023, but the city was roiled by robbery and carjacking crews responsible for an overall uptick in violence.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Apr. 2025 -
Munoz was serving a 15-year sentence at the minimum-security fire camp for first-degree robbery of an inhabited dwelling, records show.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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Such was the buzz that organizers pulled it from the festival’s streaming platforms over piracy concerns.—
Justino Aguila,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2025
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Selena y Los Dinos documentary removed from virtual Sundance Film Festival platform due to piracy concerns Selena's family addressed the news in a statement posted to social media.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Such tactics included the extraordinary plunder and destruction of the Hundred Years’ War and the fire bombings of cities in World War II.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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And two, even for the plunder of a smash and grab, that seems a sloppy hiding place.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Privateering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/privateering. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
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