as in thief
one who steals
the robber wore a ski mask while holding up the bank
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Recent Examples of robber
Cargo theft has been around for centuries, evident for example in the train robbers of the late 1800s, but soaring demand for AI hardware has shifted heist targets to data centers and the technology’s ever-expanding infrastructure.
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Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
3 July 2026
The crux of the case stems from a 2019 armed robbery at a Virginia bank and how police tracked down the robber.
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Justin Klawans,
TheWeek,
2 July 2026
Law enforcement was able to track down the robber using a geofence warrant that included the location data for every cellphone within a 150-meter radius of the robbery.
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Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
29 June 2026
Deputy Solicitor General Eric Feigin said blocking such searches would handicap police searching for murderers, kidnappers and robbers.
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Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
The robber then fled on foot each time.
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Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
28 June 2026
The Fort Worth Police Department has put out a public assistance request to find victims of a robber who is believed to have stolen more than 10 phones since early June.
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Mary Ella Hastings
june 25,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 June 2026
It’s suspected this was a security measure, meant to confound robbers.
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Mark Price
updated June 22,
Charlotte Observer,
22 June 2026
Created by Brad Ingelsby, the first season of Task found Ruffalo’s Brandis forming a task force to track down a crew of masked robbers, led by a working-class family man, that were carrying out a series of violent crimes in the Philadelphia area.
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Denise Petski,
Deadline,
22 June 2026
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
3 July 2026
The crux of the case stems from a 2019 armed robbery at a Virginia bank and how police tracked down the robber.
—
Justin Klawans,
TheWeek,
2 July 2026
Law enforcement was able to track down the robber using a geofence warrant that included the location data for every cellphone within a 150-meter radius of the robbery.
—
Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
29 June 2026
Deputy Solicitor General Eric Feigin said blocking such searches would handicap police searching for murderers, kidnappers and robbers.
—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
The robber then fled on foot each time.
—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
28 June 2026
The Fort Worth Police Department has put out a public assistance request to find victims of a robber who is believed to have stolen more than 10 phones since early June.
—
Mary Ella Hastings
june 25,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 June 2026
It’s suspected this was a security measure, meant to confound robbers.
—
Mark Price
updated June 22,
Charlotte Observer,
22 June 2026
Created by Brad Ingelsby, the first season of Task found Ruffalo’s Brandis forming a task force to track down a crew of masked robbers, led by a working-class family man, that were carrying out a series of violent crimes in the Philadelphia area.
—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for robber
thief
Noun
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John Krasinski stars as a jet-setting art thief who steals priceless paintings to help uncover clues as to the whereabouts of the fabled Fountain of Youth.
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For the second time in just over a month, the owners of a Pokémon card shop in the Pico-Robertson area are cleaning up after thieves targeted their business.
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“Robber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/robber. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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