ex-con
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It ripens into criminality with the “Moorish” mystifications of the ex-con Malachi Z. York.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Before Tom gives the hardened ex-con an earful of what for, he and Anna are shocked silent when their cat strolls into Max’s kitchen.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
I am not someone with Bonnie and Clyde syndrome, and I have never initiated anything with a known ex-con.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2024
“What I think would be cool is if we stood up and stood as one, make sure that they don’t make us take down our tents or whatever,” said the ex-con.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 27, 2023
“He couldn’t get a job for the longest time, ’cause he’s an ex-con.
From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
"It was the ex-cons," says Gleb, referring to the many serving prisoners or convicts conscripted into Wagner last year.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2023
And calling newly released brothers and sisters returning citizens rather than "ex-cons" erases a nasty stigma and groups us all together as if we were one family, the way it should be.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2022
Cosby’s novels aren’t about private investigators; they’re about flawed everyday men, often ex-cons, who are after various types of redemption.
From New York Times ● Sep. 5, 2021
Clean Team — formerly homeless people and ex-cons clean the streets and rebuild their lives in the process.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2021
But this business of hiring a bunch of ex-cons and—Hey!
From Success A Novel by Samuel Hopkins Adams
