American officials traveling to China take elaborate countermeasures to avoid having government secrets pilfered.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/17/us/politics/us-china-global-spy-operations.html

Has the picture been taken by dragons, pinched by mermaids, or has it been pilfered by a superhero?

Source: https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/arts-and-culture/books/a-sea-mystery-robot-gorillas-and-cracking-cricket-by-various-authors-childens-book-reviews-4241108

Schindler and her two sisters made their way back to their family home in Czechoslovakia to find it pilfered of all their belongings, her son said.

Source: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/obituaries/story/2023-02-18/san-diego-holocaust-survivor-rose-schindler-obituary

Thorndike and Broders pilfered small sticks from cut bushes in the neighborhood, drying, cutting and gluing them together to create miniature deciduous trees to spruce up the landscapes.

Source: https://thesandb.com/44667/article/back-on-track-grinnells-railway-express-model-club-chugs-along/

You have issues with handling public monies as well – as governor, you had a reputation for saving up a bunch of money which your successor allegedly pilfered.

Source: https://guardian.ng/opinion/peter-obi-presidency-will-be-breakfast-for-nigerians/