steals something from a place or a person
Examples :
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A bank robbery took place
this morning.
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A gang of armed robbers
forced their way into the bank.
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The thieves robbed the
bank.
▪ The
bank was robbed of a large
amount of money.
▪
The gang stole a large
amount of money from the bank.
▪
The thieves also
robbed the customers of their wallets.
▪
The robbers also stole
their wallets from the customers.
▪
The customers' wallets were
stolen by the robbers/thieves.
2)
A burglar
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burgles a house by
forcing a way into it and stealing from it.
Example :
During
the concert, a number of houses in the area were burgled.
The burglar
stole essentially jewellery, cash, credit cards and mobile phones.
He was caught
by the police while trying to steal a car.