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Noun
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Oh yeah, this relationship with this 38-year-old racketeer is so beautiful.—
Michael Cuby,
Them,
1 Aug. 2024 -
While President Herbert Hoover had waged a war against kidnappers and racketeers, Roosevelt amplified the effort dramatically, pushed it in new directions, and overcame the jurisdictional, racial, partisan, and class divisions that had previously obstructed the law-and-order state.—
Anthony Gregory / Made by History,
TIME,
23 July 2024
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The bag has lots of money in it, the stranger is a violent gangster and Mady is soon on the run himself with a whole gang of bad guys after him.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
18 Jan. 2025
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The selection continues its genre focus with the Norwegian body horror The Ugly Stepsister, Turkish political thriller Confidante, and Taiwanese gangster narrative Silent Sparks.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Jan. 2025
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Naomi Watts had her Hollywood breakthrough as an aspiring actress in LA who befriends a woman (Laura Elena Harring) suffering from amnesia after a car accident, and the two come on the radar of a smarmy film director (Justin Theroux) who's being threatened by mobsters.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
16 Jan. 2025
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As The National Museum of Organized Crime & Law Enforcement wrote in a 2022 article concerning the movie's development, mobsters Genovese and Costello worked for the Luciano crime family.—
Tommy McArdle,
People.com,
14 Jan. 2025
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However, their dreams are threatened by the hoodlums in the Riverbottom Gang.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
30 Nov. 2024
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While Muhammad Ali made his professional boxing comeback with a win against Jerry Quarry at Atlanta’s Municipal Auditorium on October 26, 1970, a group of hoodlums robbed the Black Mafia of more than $1 million in cash and jewelry at a nearby after-party.—
Bill Desowitz,
IndieWire,
6 Sep. 2024
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Although the new government seems willing to listen to Alawite concerns, there’s a lingering resentment, with many pointing to the community’s complicity in torture and war crimes — whether in the security services or gangs of thugs known as the shabiha — over the 14 years of the conflict.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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There was a time, not long ago, when men who lifted weights for fun were seen as either thugs or narcissists.—
Danielle Friedman,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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Some came with signs displaying calls for an end to gun violence or providing housing to people experiencing homelessness, while others could take a sign provided by the Hidden Valley Community Association, which organized the event.—
Jeff A. Chamer,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Jan. 2025
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The unprecedented move follows Joe Biden pardoning his son Hunter for tax and gun convictions.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA TODAY,
21 Jan. 2025
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Joe Budden is skeptical that Tory Lanez was the triggerman with intentions of shooting Megan Thee Stallion during the dispute in 2020 that led to the Canadian singer being sentenced to a decade behind bars.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
1 Aug. 2024
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One suspect has been charged but the triggerman is still being sought, as is the gunman who fatally shot another man seven minutes earlier a few blocks away.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
29 July 2024
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His affinity for wrestling villains, or heels, adds another layer to his potential return.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2025
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His villains include both Presidents Bush; his heroes stretch back to William McKinley but include Richard Nixon, who raised tariffs in response to low-cost manufacturing from Asia, and, Lighthizer insists, Ronald Reagan.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
The New Yorker,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Gunsel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gunsel. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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