Word: steals
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Some of them will steal. Nicky, 32, the son of a prominent Boston family, was in the midst of a third attempt to quit cocaine. One Sunday last December, he stole a cache of jewelry from his parents. In exchange for the $50,000 worth...
...four hours,' 'I'll cop in three hours.' Sometimes I'd just leave early and go cop." Before long, the interest she received on her trust fund was not enough to pay her drug bills. "The coke made me absolutely insane. I'd steal silver and gold jewelry from my family and friends. That would be my motivation for going to people's houses." She also began to dip into her capital...
...Harvard bats rallied behind Rubin in the bottom of the fifth inning. The Crimson followed a Sackaroff single and steal of second with three consecutive hits. By the end of the inning, Harvard enjoyed a 13-5 lead. The Eagles narrowed the gap by three runs in the seventh, but they were unable to mount a serious threat to Harvard...
...Kutchuktan knocked a home run into deep center field. In the third inning. B.U. scored its fourth--but final--run when Harvard catcher Cindy Phillips tried to pick off a B.U. stealer headed for second. Not only was the runner safe, but a B.U. player took the opportunity to steal home...
Banks and retailers face hosts of problems that drive up rates: borrowers who welsh on their debts, thieves who steal cards and go on shopping sprees, and more sophisticated criminals who make counterfeit charge plates. One top executive at a New York City bank estimates that about one-fifth of the 19.8% interest his institution charges on credit cards goes to cover loan losses and the expense of collecting tardy payments...