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

“Nigerian citizens will be happy with any help that is toward bringing to an end the persistent killings by bandits and terrorists,” said John Joseph Hayab, chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

I couldn’t protect us from bandits or sew leather into rough pouches.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri