Word: steals
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While industrial espionage may be a sticky subject for Americans, it's common in most other countries. Stealing U.S. industrial secrets was a cottage industry for the former Soviet KGB. Its infamous "Department X" routinely targeted American high-tech secrets. Although the unit was disbanded, the practice continues under the Russian government. The Chinese also regularly eavesdrop on U.S. firms. But the most active spying on U.S. companies lately has not been by agents from old cold-war adversaries. Instead, the spies are employed by allies, including Germany, South Korea and even Canada. Among the most relentless -- and efficient -- have...
...good teams take care of the home games. The great ones steal victories on the road...
...There's a steal by Bird.... passes off to DJ, lays...
...will it steal the `Pot from Boston University which has owned it for the past three years...
...remarkable campaign of dirty tricks that used code names such as "Mission Atlantic" and "Operation Covent Garden," B.A. (which operates 250 airliners) fought for more than two years to destroy the reputation of its tiny (eight planes) competitor and steal its passengers. But a London court has ordered the giant airline to pay Virgin's flamboyant founder Richard Branson $945,000 in damages and pick up court costs approaching $3 million. Branson is now mulling whether to sue B.A. in U.S. courts...