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WordBand 6.5–7.5Toofey picks
shoplifting
/ˈʃɒplɪftɪŋ/
noun
The crime of taking goods from a shop without paying.
- “Shoplifting costs retailers a great deal of money each year.”Toofey
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Source: Written for Toofey (original); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))