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- noun Plural form of
stickup .
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Examples
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A woman matching the suspect's description was involved in three other stickups in the San Bernardino County city of Fontana since Sunday.
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Shortly thereafter they started stickups when Nitty got his hands on a .25-caliber handgun for $50.
Respect The Jux Frank C. Matthews 2010
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They could take the next six months off and finally enjoy a vacation without having to finance it through picking pockets and stickups.
The Thieves of Darkness Richard Doetsch 2010
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The target had been an ex-boxer, Rocco “Rocky” DiSeglio, who was the “finger man,” the guy who chose the store, in a series of stickups of gambling houses in mob territory.
The Mob and Me John Partington 2010
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They could take the next six months off and finally enjoy a vacation without having to finance it through picking pockets and stickups.
The Thieves of Darkness Richard Doetsch 2010
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They could take the next six months off and finally enjoy a vacation without having to finance it through picking pockets and stickups.
The Thieves of Darkness Richard Doetsch 2010
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No, he would do stickups before he would get involved in the drug trade here.
Zebratown Greg Donaldson 2010
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It's always been easier to rob banks with fountain pens and electronic transfers than guns and stickups.
Danny Schechter: NEEDED: BLUE RIBBON FINANCIAL CRIMES PROBE 2009
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Shell Shock and I had cut back on our stickups after he began dealing drugs full-time, but I was still in the life.
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But soon enough he takes to the straight life, the world of stickups and guns taking its toll.
Archive 2008-01-01 Ed Gorman 2008
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