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

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

In the northwest, the biggest security concern is that from criminal gangs known as bandits.

From Barron's • Dec. 27, 2025

They usually return before dark because the Doctorita frets that a gang of bandits will jump out in the darkness and hijack the truck.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau