gangsters

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 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

But I’ve seen that look in pro-fighters, football players and serious gangsters.

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2025

In an interview with the BBC this week, Hopkins described life at Alcatraz, where he made friends with gangsters and once helped plan an unsuccessful escape.

From BBC • May 10, 2025

Julio Cesar Cancino Galvez, with Grupo Beta Sur, recalls how a group of about thirty migrants at the Tapachula train station asked him why the authorities weren’t clamping down on the gangsters.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario