gangster
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I think that’s the first time that Yasmin became a gangster.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 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
El Dorado is controlled by a gangster known only by his first name, Fabio, a Pablo Escobar-type character who has ingratiated himself with locals through acts of charity.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 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
Outside the three dorm buildings was a large gym, built by Warner Bros, as thanks for use of the Death House and other prison sites in its gangster movies of the 1930s.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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Mr. Starritt packs a lot into his sweeping novel—from underwater turbines to hydrogen-powered rockets, financial meltdowns to renewable-energy startups, Japanese gangsters to Italian cuisine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
In addition to grime, gore and disdain for governments, the ragtime gangsters of “Peaky Blinders” provided a minor education.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
There may have been some male suitors but never any who were gangsters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2026
But I’ve seen that look in pro-fighters, football players and serious gangsters.
From Salon ● Nov. 21, 2025
At fifty-one, he had served in the Coast Guard for most of his working life, and he had been tracking the gangsters for years.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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