noun
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Shoplifting cost the major stores millions of dollars last year.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Contrary to popular belief, shoplifting is neither a new word nor a new occurrence.
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Firms may be unaware of theft by their employees, and shops will not be aware of particular instances of shoplifting .
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However, while shoplifting occurred in the past, the extent of the crime has grown massively in recent years.
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Nevertheless this is a frequently-invoked image for certain women convicted of shoplifting .
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On a school outing he, and some other pupils, were involved in shoplifting .
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Only in the crime of shoplifting does the ratio of females convicted even approach that of males.
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She freely admitted that when she was shoplifting she was, in a way, hoping to go to prison.
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The usual run of mugging, housebreaking and shoplifting .