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- verb Present participle of
pick-pocket .
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Examples
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Most likely, the envelope had been stolen in what many warn is prime pick-pocketing territory.
Eileen Ogintz: What to Do When You Lose Your Passport While Traveling Abroad Eileen Ogintz 2010
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There's all these great magicians who do pick-pocketing.
An Actor Steals His Own Scenes Alexandra Cheney 2012
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What's the most important facet to pick-pocketing?
An Actor Steals His Own Scenes Alexandra Cheney 2012
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Most likely, the envelope had been stolen in what many warn is prime pick-pocketing territory.
Eileen Ogintz: What to Do When You Lose Your Passport While Traveling Abroad Eileen Ogintz 2010
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The magician whose forte was pick-pocketing, he taught me some tricks of the trade.
An Actor Steals His Own Scenes Alexandra Cheney 2012
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He says Europol analysts were able to identify a criminal child-trafficking network based mainly in Romania, after London police arrested boys and girls aged mostly between 12 and 14 for pick-pocketing and cellphone thefts.
Europol Chief Sees New Roles for Agency Stephen Fidler 2011
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We were all suspicious of do-gooder volunteerism that can so easily give a handout while pick-pocketing people of their dignity.
Shane Claiborne: A Season for Mischief And Conspiracy: A New Take On Christmas Charity Shane Claiborne 2010
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We were all suspicious of do-gooder volunteerism that can so easily give a handout while pick-pocketing people of their dignity.
Shane Claiborne: A Season for Mischief And Conspiracy: A New Take On Christmas Charity Shane Claiborne 2010
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I attribute this to how I played (am still playing, actually) through Fallout 1, where I made a lot of caps pick-pocketing.
A Tendency For Violence SVGL 2008
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We were all suspicious of do-gooder volunteerism that can so easily give a handout while pick-pocketing people of their dignity.
Shane Claiborne: A Season for Mischief And Conspiracy: A New Take On Christmas Charity Shane Claiborne 2010
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