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Sometime in early July, thieves broke into the Los Angeles-area estate of Tina Knowles, the fashion designer mother of Beyonce and Solange, and made off with a safe that contained more than $1 million in cash, jewelry and other valuables, TMZ reported.
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Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2024
Some large plaques also pay tribute to historic events such as the last stagecoach robbery in Kern County in 1869, in which a gunman made off with $1,700 in coinage and gold bullion.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2024
The two suspects made off with hundreds of thousands of dollars, local ABC affiliate WPVI reported.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 17 July 2024
Watson, then 16, and a friend forced their way into a Plantation home armed with a gun, fought with one of the residents and made off with a video camera and cellphone worth $575.
—Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 27 June 2024
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Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2024
Some large plaques also pay tribute to historic events such as the last stagecoach robbery in Kern County in 1869, in which a gunman made off with $1,700 in coinage and gold bullion.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2024
The two suspects made off with hundreds of thousands of dollars, local ABC affiliate WPVI reported.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 17 July 2024
Watson, then 16, and a friend forced their way into a Plantation home armed with a gun, fought with one of the residents and made off with a video camera and cellphone worth $575.
—Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 27 June 2024
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“Make off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/make%20off. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
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