bandits

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The Rams made out like bandits when the Falcons struggled and the pick they got back turned out to land at No. 13.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

For years the bandits have mainly targeted those in the north-west of Nigeria - but they have been moving to other parts of the country, like Kwara and Niger states, more recently.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 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

Some historians have argued that Murrieta was simply a mashup of Mexican bandits named Joaquin then operating in the gold region.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

For all they could ascertain, the bandits had turned into ghosts and melted through the upstairs walls; they had simply evaporated.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols