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gangster

[gang-ster] / ˈgæŋ stər /


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The Halls believe the posts are designed to project a "gangster image" and gain kudos.

From BBC Jun. 23, 2026

Conleth Hill joins as Clemmy Keeler, the fierce patriarch of the Keeler gangster family, who rival the Peaky Blinders' ambitions to rebuild the city.

From BBC Jun. 11, 2026

One X user posted a meme with a photo of fictional Italian gangster Tony Soprano saying, “I don’t want any California bulls—.”

From Los Angeles Times May 27, 2026

His whereabouts are known by the loathsome twin giant worms, a brother and sister, who took over the planet Nal Hutta after the slaying of its gangster boss, Jabba the Hutt.

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 2026

He liked to talk like that, adopting a slight shift in his voice, as if he was a gangster in a movie and wearing a three-piece suit, not a windbreaker over a shirt and tie.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely

Intrigue begets further intrigue, and the reader struggles to keep up with a swirl of subplots involving Sweety’s assistant, a missing computer, blackmail, gangsters and corrupt politicians.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

People are carefully trying to connect the dots, trying to point to places within Dylan’s work where he’s mentioned gangsters or specific moments in American history.

From Salon May 12, 2026

But demand has fallen hard for his niche talent of calmly engaging with gangsters.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 24, 2026

Shelby is seen writing a book as a form of therapy, before the world of the Peaky Blinders gangsters "draws him back in, and ultimately his son draws him back into the world", Murphy said.

From BBC Mar. 5, 2026

They were the true “OGs,” as the kids say, the original gangsters, and although the language, colors, and turf have changed dramatically over the last four hundred years, the theme is universal.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers




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