bandit

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In the title piece, a reformed bandit is regaled—and possibly lured back to a life of adventuring—by the confessions of a confidence woman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

He would have made out like a bandit, given the fall in property prices, which took the best part of a decade to recover.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 7, 2025

That head allegedly belonged to the notorious bandit Joaquin Murrieta.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

"We are all tired of violence," Nasiru Bosho, one of the bandit leaders who took part in the Kurfi peace negotiations, told the BBC.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2025

He looked more like the poster Leo’s mom used to keep in her workspace—that old Mexican bandit Pancho Villa, except with seashells and lobster horns.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan