mugger
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"Comedy legend fights off mugger", reads the Daily Star, alongside a photograph of comedian Paul Whitehouse.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
The way my heart clenched up, you might have thought she was a mugger in an alley saying, “I would like to have your wallet.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2026
When he rushes to the aid of what he thinks is a damsel in distress, he finds a mugger uttering high-pitched screams, the woman who’s just pepper-sprayed him standing calmly at his side.
From Slate ● Apr. 2, 2019
That is, assuming no one wandered into traffic, fell off a cliff, failed to notice a mugger behind them, or any of the other mishaps that have befallen Pokémon gamers.
From New York Times ● Jul. 22, 2016
The officers took Beatrice home and offered to help find the mugger.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
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