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Meanings of stealing in English

Portuguese
furto
Catalan
furt
Spanish
hurto
Wikidata

The act of taking something from someone unlawfully.

        furto
        Catalan
        sigil
        Spanish
        disimulo

        Avoiding detection by moving carefully.

              sigil
              Usage of stealing in English
              1
              Second case was four men who were arrested for stealing a car.
              The new yorker
              2
              He remains in custody, accused of stealing assets in a different case.
              The Guardian
              3
              He was sentenced to 12 years on charges of stealing state secrets.
              The Irish Times
              4
              But no rule covers it. Whip-stealing is not in racing's rule book?
              The Guardian
              5
              Bellerive said the case was stealing attention from the plight of Haitians.
              Reuters
              6
              Truckers make good money; they're not interested in stealing dimes or quarters.
              The bourne ultimatum
              7
              Zuckerberg has been accused several times of stealing ideas to create Facebook.
              The facebook effect: the inside story of the company that is con...
              8
              Congratulations to the car industry for successfully stealing money from other industries.
              The Guardian
              9
              Bratz started stealing market share from Mattel's Barbie soon after its launch.
              Reuters
              10
              That all changed after her scene-stealing performance during the first presidential debate.
              Reuters
              11
              Until Race tried stealing his money, Samuel was having a good week.
              Cold springs
              12
              When he awoke the cold light of the morning was stealing in.
              The Spenders: A Tale of the Third Generation
              13
              The pale winter sunlight was stealing in aslant through the low windows.
              The Danvers Jewels, and Sir Charles Danvers
              14
              He had gone from it: the spirit stealing quietly away in sleep.
              John Halifax, Gentleman
              15
              His two friends keep stealing the spare parts, however, leaving him disorientated.
              The Irish Times
              16
              He is accused of stealing 130 million credit and debit card numbers.
              The Irish Times
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              Portuguese
              furtoroubo
              Stealing through the time
              Stealing across language varieties
              Australia
              Common
              South Africa
              Common
              New Zealand
              Common
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