bandits

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The U.K. government has advised against nearly all travel to the Central African Republic, and Brown said he was warned about rebel fighters, bandits, poachers, Russian mercenaries, dengue fever and the Ebola virus.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

The military is stretched thin on other fronts as well, including fighting armed gangs known as "bandits" in the northwest and separatists in the southeast.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

There can be no doubt that in tax terms, America’s wealthiest families make out like bandits.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

When Lakurawa moved into communities along the Niger-Nigeria border, it prompted the bandits to move elsewhere.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

“But, Grandmother,” the family complained, “the bandits will steal the tables while we’re gone.”

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston