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stealers

noun

plural of stealer

as in thieves

one who steals the Internet has simply provided stealers and scammers with a new venue for their crimes

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Recent Examples of stealers Weeds are water and nutrient-stealers that can take over your flowers and reduce flowering. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 11 June 2026 Base stealers were 3-for-3 against León last year and 10-for-12 in 2023. — Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 18 May 2026 Unlike hackers and data stealers, the people behind data broker websites aren’t breaking any laws. — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 25 June 2026 Regularly share 'in-progress' updates in public team channels, making your milestones undeniable and deterring credit-stealers. — Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026 Their only hope is that more bubble teams lose, zero bid stealers lose, and maybe the committee even feels bad for leaving Darian DeVries out of the field last year, when DeVries’ West Virginia team was a shocking exclusion. — Jim Root, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026 Joining Merlin the duck in the pantheon of heart-stealers is Osito, an 8-year-old rescue poodle mix who’s become an unlikely sensation after arriving at Mexico’s opening match perched on the back of a cargo bicycle, dressed in a Mexico jersey, sunglasses and a cap. — Fernanda Pesce, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2026 Joining Merlin the duck in the pantheon of heart-stealers is Osito, an 8-year-old rescue poodle mix who's become an unlikely sensation after arriving at Mexico’s opening match perched on the back of a cargo bicycle, dressed in a Mexico jersey, sunglasses and a cap. — ABC News, 19 June 2026 There, sequel stars Streep, Blunt, Tucci, and Lucy Liu, as well as its scene stealers like Justin Theroux and BJ Novack, continued to enjoy their evening in a more intimate setting, complete with plush carpets and crushed upholstery. — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 21 Apr. 2026

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Noun

For several years, security experts have been warning against posting screenshots or photos of boarding passes on social media, as online scammers and thieves have been able to extract significant personal information from them.

— Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026
When the legitimate truck arrived, the cargo thieves had already left with the bourbon.

— Steve Weisman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

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On the night of June 30 to July 1, robbers broke into the Centre archéologique du Montans and stole a clay vase full of ancient coins, once again, with what appears to be minimal difficulty, according to the French report.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 6 July 2026
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.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 3 July 2026

Definition of robbers

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