gangster
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One of the greatest gangster films of all time was nearly marred by tragedy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
"They thought I was some international gangster," he said during one interview.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
"Sinners," the tale of gangster twins returning home to a supernatural and segregated Deep South in the 1930s, has already made Academy Awards history with its whopping 16 nominations.
From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026
There is the It Club, owned by a Black gangster and visited by everyone from Miles to Coltrane to Monk, who recorded an album there.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026
The She Elephant swaggered among them like a gangster.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
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