stolen diamond

collocation in English

meaningsofstolenanddiamond

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stolen
verb
uk
/ˈstəʊ.lən/us
/ˈstoʊ.lən/
past participle ...
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diamond
noun
uk
/ˈdaɪə.mənd/us
/ˈdaɪ.ə.mənd/
a transparent, extremely hard precious stone that is used in jewellery, and in industry for cutting ...
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(Definition ofstolenanddiamondfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The plot involves astolendiamondand an unpublished manuscript.
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The jewel thief follows them in order to retrieve thestolendiamond.
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One of thestolendiamondpiece has a transmitter and police follow the jewels with the help of it.
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Blackie is called upon to recover astolendiamond.
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Three constables spot them and give chase, but the cats escape to the rooftops and glide off into the night, giving thestolendiamondto a mysterious horseman.
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The majority of the film's running time depicts a man attempting to escape his criminal past only to be drawn into an organized crime war over astolendiamond.
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Stolen diamonds and the money derived from them are just as real as money derived from the sale of surplus war stores.
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A criminal gang search for stolen diamonds stashed in a country house following a major robbery.
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He refused to give the authorities any information on his partners in crime nor reveal to them the location of the stolen diamonds.
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The stolen diamonds are priceless antiques and have to be recovered by the gangsters, who hold the three glamorous models responsible for the heist-gone-wrong.
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The identification of stolen diamonds presents a set of difficult problems.
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Joan accepts, not knowing that the countess is actually a thief and that the package contains stolen diamonds.
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