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robbers

noun

plural of robber

as in thieves

one who steals the robber wore a ski mask while holding up the bank

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Recent Examples of robbers Set in 1935, amidst the Great Depression, Season 2 revolves around the bloody massacre of the Bradley Gang, a group of bank robbers who stop in Derry to buy ammo and end up facing unimaginable horror. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026 Several other law enforcement vehicles then pulled up with their lights and sirens activated, and the would-be robbers ran off. — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 Back in the ’90s, one year after making her film debut in Cadillac Man, Petty skyrocketed to fame after starring alongside Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze in the action film about surfers who moonlight as bank robbers. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Aug. 2026 When a duo of robbers (Joe Pesci‘s Harry and Daniel Stern‘s Marv) try to break in, Kevin sets a series of traps to deter them. — Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026 The movie was then changed to make Gruber's crew robbers masquerading as terrorists, a key plot point. — Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 The robbers then snatched various items from display cases in the space and escaped out the window in a mere eight minutes. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 22 July 2026 Authorities surmised that the robbers most likely broke the diamond down into smaller pieces and sold it on the black market. — Moises Mendez Ii, InStyle, 22 July 2026 During the crime, one of the robbers pulled out a gun and shot the man in the leg, police say. — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026

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thieves

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Glass is shattered at Dots Cafe & Bakery as thieves break in.

— Julie Sharp, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Cargo thefts are a pervasive problem in isolated stretches of the Mojave Desert, where thieves board slow-moving freight trains to steal high-value merchandise, sometimes slashing an air brake hose to bring the railcars to an emergency stop.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026

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