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- verb Present participle of
purloin .
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Examples
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Maybe he couldn't get Florian to help, but the idea of purloining a uniform gave him another notion.
Storm Rising Lackey, Mercedes 1995
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Maybe he couldn't get Florian to help, but the idea of purloining a uniform gave him another notion.
Storm Rising Lackey, Mercedes 1995
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No one has ever accused these foundations of "purloining" funds.
Police vs. animal shelter David 2005
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She can anonymously call people thieves, accusing them of "purloining" (stealing) while at the same time claiming she isn't accusing anyone of misspending money.
Police vs. animal shelter David 2005
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The three coyotes I saw the other day looked so healthy and vigorous I suspect they are purloining not just from my dogs 'food bowls, but from many others in my rural neighborhood, too.
The Coyote--to Shoot or Not to Shoot. That is the Question. 2009
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Set-top boxes can, of course, be about more than purloining user data.
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In conjunction with Stella Artois, which is Belgian but has no qualms about purloining French imagery when it comes to peddling its wares to booze-hungry Brits, Anderson has created a tableau of counterfactual history.
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The talk by Stewart Home and Iain Sinclair is unconnected to the Childish exhibition, purloining its title from a forthcoming Verso book of urban essays, Restless Cities.
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But prosecutors and elder-law attorneys say the number of cases of adult children purloining assets from parents' accounts is rising.
Power Grab! Kelly Greene 2011
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The three coyotes I saw the other day looked so healthy and vigorous I suspect they are purloining not just from my dogs 'food bowls, but from many others in my rural neighborhood, too.
The Coyote--to Shoot or Not to Shoot. That is the Question. 2009
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