goon
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Doubling Starlink subscriptions to 12 million from a year earlier pales in comparison with talk about life on Mars and social-media posts highlighting AI goon slop.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
"You end up being a goon to at least earn something," he said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
Private sector workers won the right to form unions and strike under the National Labor Relations Board, largely ending the union-busting and goon violence of decades past.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2025
Now there’s a ham-fisted goon in an ill-fitting valet attendant’s coat rummaging in broad daylight through all of the keys—all of that private information, previously given in trust, handled with care, and regulated by law.
From Slate ● Feb. 3, 2025
Neither of us had told my father that she’d bitten Dusty’s goon that night at the marina when he snuck up and grabbed her.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
I have zero love for the loser goons who threatened Gery online—may they all have flat tires for life—but honest debate?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Police spokesperson Michael Muchiri told AFP that claims the force works alongside goons are "preposterous", suggesting the above incidents involved rogue officers who were now under investigation.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
Plus, we check in on the premier Democratic primary of the year and goons showing up at the Federal Reserve construction site.
From Slate ● Apr. 18, 2026
It also highlighted the role of opportunists who infiltrated the protests – described as "goons" – who "undermined the principles of peaceful assembly".
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2025
That’s what Jordan and his goons were talking about when they asked, “You don’t know?”
From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers
