heist

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This heist is as much about getting even as it is about the cash.

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  1. transitive verb To steal: heisted the collection of jewels from the museum.
  2. transitive verb To hold up; rob.
  3. noun A robbery; a burglary.

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  • This heist is as much about getting even as it is about the cash. —  RNews - TOP STORIES
  • On page 2: "News of the Weird" columnist regales readers with stories of a Texas family heist, a robber who hits the same bank twice and other oddities. —  Marshall Democrat-News Headlines
  • La Habra Police didn't know this morning if the latest heist was the work of the man dubbed by the FBI as "The Beret Bandit." —  Whittier Daily News Most Viewed
  • The feel of a bank heist is there in pieces but it's essentially about the photography of the event and the interviews of those involved. —  Epinions Recent Content for Home
  • LONDON (Reuters) - A cage fighter who helped plan Britain's biggest cash heist, the 53 million pound robbery of a Securitas depot, was jailed for 18 years on Monday. —  Reuters: Top News
 

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