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embezzlements

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plural of embezzlement

as in peculations

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Chicago police are investigating a string of car burglaries that occurred on the city's Near West Side this week.

— Charlie De Mar, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
Santa Monica in 2025 saw an overall decline of more than 12% in violent crime and burglaries, compared to 2024, according to the department’s annual report, released in March.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026

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The Vienna theft adds to a string of recent museum robberies internationally, raising fresh questions over whether institutions are adequately protecting valuable collections from increasingly sophisticated criminal networks.

— George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026
The almost 27-minute-long trailer features a whirlwind of gameplay to expect at launch in November, including car chases, heists, and robberies, plus various side missions such as scuba diving, weightlifting, and maybe even backyard wrestling.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026

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