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goon

[goon] / gun /


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Doubling Starlink subscriptions to 12 million from a year earlier pales in comparison with talk about life on Mars and social-media posts highlighting AI goon slop.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

"You end up being a goon to at least earn something," he said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026

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

I mean that could have been really nice, only the goon that played the Playboy spoiled any fun it might have been.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger

Police spokesperson Michael Muchiri told AFP that claims the force works alongside goons are "preposterous", suggesting the above incidents involved rogue officers who were now under investigation.

From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026

Standing in the way are Mr. Cabello’s die-hard goons, who are not the surrendering type.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 4, 2026

It also highlighted the role of opportunists who infiltrated the protests – described as "goons" – who "undermined the principles of peaceful assembly".

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2025

But at least the good people of D.C. probably no longer have to worry about Eagle Ed and his goons banging down their doors because they tweeted something mean about Elon Musk.

From Slate ● May 10, 2025

“Tano had a lot of goons,” Autumn stipulates, finger-spelling goons.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer


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