stolen

• “And she's stolen a necklace of mine -- yes, Mr. Grieve, _stolen_ it.”

  The History of David Grieve

• “The _fibres_ of muscles exist previously in full perfection, in the bread we eat; and when you make little round pills of the crumbs at your side, it is composed of fibres stolen from your muscles which enable the particles to stick together; and I say _stolen from your muscles_, because they are the _gluten_ which you ought to have eaten.”

  The History of a Mouthful of Bread And its effect on the organization of men and animals

• “Six months after defeating Ric Flair in a technical classic to win the WWE Championship, Bret Hart had the title stolen from him by Yokozuna.”

  Simon & Schuster: WWE Championship

• “That was the point of having a word stolen from the gods.”

  Simon & Schuster: The Good House

• “LIBERAL is another term stolen by infidels ashamed of their own name.”

  The Evolution of Man Scientifically Disproved In 50 Arguments

• “He says museums should be allowed to keep most items that left Egypt before its independence in 1952, but he's not sure there should be any statute of limitations for what he calls stolen masterpieces.”

  Newsweek: Tomb Raiders, Beware!

• “Something took me to a shack near that swamp, and an old woman named Lacey, name stolen from the lace-like edges of the white balls of light.”

  A Wilson Sampler - limited time free fiction

• “And it's what they call the stolen election of 1876.”

  CNN Transcript - Special Event: Presidential Election Still in Doubt; Result Teeters on Florida - November 8, 2000

• “Mathematicians may also note that 2007 was the second time that Gordon had a title stolen from him by the Chase (in 2004, he would have won by 47 points under the old system, as opposed to Kurt Busch winning by 8).”

  On Pit Row

• “Mathematicians may also note that 2007 was the second time that Gordon had a title stolen from him by the Chase (in 2004, he would have won by 47 points under the old system, as opposed to Kurt Busch winning by 8).”

  On Pit Row

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