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- According to the epistle to the Thessalonians in the New Testament , the 鈥渄ay of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.鈥
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By extension, 鈥渓ike a thief in the night鈥 means to appear or arrive swiftly and stealthily: 鈥淭his disease is like a thief in the night, stealing the thoughts and dreams of the elderly.鈥
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