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a person who has committed a crime
car thieves, pickpockets, burglars, and other criminals
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Recent Examples of criminals
But even as the ways criminals use ransomware are set to evolve, the actual makeup of the technology isn’t expected to change too drastically in the coming years.
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Ryan Browne, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2024
The regulation, which would require small businesses to disclose the identity of people who directly or indirectly own a control a company, is designed to prevent criminals from hiding illicit activity conducted through shell companies or opaque ownership structures, the Treasury said.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2024
The incident is not the first in which criminals have recently wore clothing similar to that of law enforcement officials during crimes.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Foreign agents, terrorists, violent criminals, and others seeking to violate the rights of Americans should be kept out.
—Agustina Vergara Cid, Orange County Register, 29 Dec. 2024
The president-elect has been claiming for years that America is overrun by terrorists and criminals, often saying that the government doesn’t know who’s coming into the country.
—Agustina Vergara Cid, Orange County Register, 29 Dec. 2024
Current legislation on this matter already vets for all kinds of criminals, terrorists, affiliates of authoritarian regimes, and anyone who may otherwise seek to overthrow the government or use violence against Americans.
—Agustina Vergara Cid, Orange County Register, 29 Dec. 2024
Elsewhere in the trailer, he's seen swinging into action, taking down street-level criminals, trying on a new suit, and stealing the spotlight of a livestream.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 29 Dec. 2024
These criminals exploited kids and the elderly.
—Nicole Russell, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
Ryan Browne, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2024
The regulation, which would require small businesses to disclose the identity of people who directly or indirectly own a control a company, is designed to prevent criminals from hiding illicit activity conducted through shell companies or opaque ownership structures, the Treasury said.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 30 Dec. 2024
The incident is not the first in which criminals have recently wore clothing similar to that of law enforcement officials during crimes.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Foreign agents, terrorists, violent criminals, and others seeking to violate the rights of Americans should be kept out.
—Agustina Vergara Cid, Orange County Register, 29 Dec. 2024
The president-elect has been claiming for years that America is overrun by terrorists and criminals, often saying that the government doesn’t know who’s coming into the country.
—Agustina Vergara Cid, Orange County Register, 29 Dec. 2024
Current legislation on this matter already vets for all kinds of criminals, terrorists, affiliates of authoritarian regimes, and anyone who may otherwise seek to overthrow the government or use violence against Americans.
—Agustina Vergara Cid, Orange County Register, 29 Dec. 2024
Elsewhere in the trailer, he's seen swinging into action, taking down street-level criminals, trying on a new suit, and stealing the spotlight of a livestream.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 29 Dec. 2024
These criminals exploited kids and the elderly.
—Nicole Russell, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Criminals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criminals. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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