steal

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It has always been their business to steal from the American People on behalf of mineral, coal and oil extractors.

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  1. transitive verb To take (the property of another) without right or permission.
  2. transitive verb To present or use (someone else's words or ideas) as one's own.
  3. transitive verb To get or take secretly or artfully: steal a look at a diary; steal the puck from an opponent.

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steal:   Steal ·  stole ·  stealing ·  Stealing ·  stolen ·  steals
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  1. Middle English stelen, from Old English stelan.
 

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