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some scoundrel stole my wallet
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You are being forced to surrender your country without a fight to the gang of traitors, thieves, and scoundrels who have seized power.
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Alexei Navalny, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
Still, our heroes are not traditional heroes but rather scoundrels and knaves and outcasts, all of whom have complex inner turmoil and compelling character arcs.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
New Eden is the archetypical frontier town, with people coming together despite hardships to build this little slice of heaven, and the International Peacekeeping Forces are the army of scoundrels arriving by train into town to wreak havoc and destroy everything.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2024
It has been pillaged, wounded, dragged into an aggressive war, and turned into a prison run by the most unscrupulous and deceitful scoundrels.
—Alexei Navalny, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
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Alexei Navalny, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
Still, our heroes are not traditional heroes but rather scoundrels and knaves and outcasts, all of whom have complex inner turmoil and compelling character arcs.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
New Eden is the archetypical frontier town, with people coming together despite hardships to build this little slice of heaven, and the International Peacekeeping Forces are the army of scoundrels arriving by train into town to wreak havoc and destroy everything.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2024
It has been pillaged, wounded, dragged into an aggressive war, and turned into a prison run by the most unscrupulous and deceitful scoundrels.
—Alexei Navalny, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Scoundrel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scoundrel. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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