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The phrase "a string of robberies" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a series of thefts or burglaries that have occurred in a particular area or over a specific time period.
Example: "The police are investigating a string of robberies that have taken place in the downtown area over the past month."
Alternatives: "a series of thefts" or "a wave of burglaries."
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In reality, he had been arrested and charged in a string of robberies.
The police say he murdered 10 people in a string of robberies stretching back to 2004.
Others who came complained about a string of robberies in the area in recent weeks.
Police have identified the suspect in a string of robberies that have plagued residents of upper Manhattan.
Newspaper articles from the 1970s coined him the "Elevator Bandit" after a string of robberies in apartment buildings.
The Police Department's next video shows a suspect wanted for a string of robberies in southern Queens.
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In 1962, Mr. Wright was involved in a string of armed robberies.
The inmate, Lester Smith, had been convicted of a string of armed robberies.
Mr. Graham, who once pleaded guilty to a string of armed robberies, was 17 at the time of the killing.
Mr. Graham pleaded guilty to a string of aggravated robberies, but he has maintained his innocence in the Lambert case.
He returned to Boston and began a life of crime; by 1956, he had been sentenced to prison for his involvement in a string of bank robberies.
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