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 recently blamed "bandit" smugglers for the balloons, saying they were just seeking a profit and getting creative about overcoming the new security fence.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025

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

She had never personally encountered a bandit, but she had read of such things in books, and the very idea gave her goose bumps.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood