heist 1 of 2

as in theft
an instance of theft it was the largest jewelry heist in the city's history

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verb

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Noun
Train heists in remote desert areas of the West have netted millions in Nike shoes Trump to impose 25% tariffs on EU, says it was formed to 'screw the United States' Who is Ruby Franke? Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2025 Plus, there are two additional action movies that offer both sci-fi spectacle and gritty heist action. Travis Bean, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
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Nesbit scoffs at the proposal, citing the difficulties of heisting perhaps a metric tonne of nuclear material. IEEE Spectrum, 17 June 2024 Plus, the Wall Street Journal told us to save money by skipping breakfast, and a man in the UK heisted thousands of dollars worth of Cadbury Creme Eggs. Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 17 Feb. 2023 See All Example Sentences for heist

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“Heist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heist. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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