verb
1
BAD : The bank in our town has been stolen twice this year.
GOOD : The bank in our town has been robbed twice this year.
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rob a bank, post office, etc (NOT steal ): 'Apart from the two cashiers, nobody realized that the bank was being robbed.'
2
BAD : If you look wealthy, you are likely to be stolen.
GOOD : If you look wealthy, you are likely to be robbed.
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See note at ROB (↑ rob )
3
BAD : After ten years he discovered that his partner had been stealing him.
GOOD : After ten years he discovered that his partner had been stealing from him.
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steal from sb (WITH from ): 'She was found guilty of stealing from her previous employer.'