goon

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Private sector workers won the right to form unions and strike under the National Labor Relations Board, largely ending the union-busting and goon violence of decades past.

From Salon • Jul. 30, 2025

Now there’s a ham-fisted goon in an ill-fitting valet attendant’s coat rummaging in broad daylight through all of the keys—all of that private information, previously given in trust, handled with care, and regulated by law.

From Slate • Feb. 3, 2025

The big “IF” — as in “imaginary friend” — in John Krasinski’s treacly kids dramedy is a grizzly-sized purple goon who goes by the name Blue.

From New York Times • May 16, 2024

The El Supremo, who sits “at the top of the stairs” in “Show Biz Kids,” becomes a blank-eyed, mustachioed goon in a stained, sleeveless white undershirt.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2023

He started to lean down, but Hazel yelped, “No, please!” as if she was genuinely concerned for the big goon.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan