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n. - An advantageous purchase v. - Move in a cautious and secretive manner; Take without the owner's consent.

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Usage examples (33)
  • If you give to a thief he cannot steal from you, and he is no longer a thief.
  • And why would it be bad for a person to model (what you called steal) their philosophy off of someone.
  • Didn't Goldilocks break in and steal from the Bears?
  • They will steal from the actual store just for the lulz.
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