hustler
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"She didn't come off as a hustler," notes one former classmate.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2025
Stan Carlisle, a small-time hustler and the protagonist of the noirish tale “Nightmare Alley,” starts out as a card sharp, performing sleight-of-hand tricks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025
But the liveliest and most revealing parts of “The Colonel and the King” actually come before the Colonel meets the King, as Guralnick paints a picture of a tireless hustler desperate to reinvent himself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2025
“We New Yorkers used to tolerate him when he was just another crappy real estate hustler masquerading as a big shot,” he said.
From Salon ● May 29, 2024
All the time I knew him, I thought he was a hustler of cheap tricks.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
But the pair are just the latest in the long line of hustlers, fraudsters and canny opportunists who have been working to undermine science in this country for more than a century.
From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026
But he is keenly aware that he needs to keep including the street hustlers and schemers that fans expect.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
But the opportunity to profit from advertising revenue and sponsorship money has also attracted side hustlers just like Jordan, who hope to generate income outside their full-time jobs.
From Slate ● Mar. 14, 2025
If billiards has the reputation of being a pastime for gamblers, hustlers and hanger-oners, the female-centric biweekly pool tournament at 4100 Bar offers a friendly, supportive alternative.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2024
It was terrible for the night-life people, and for those hustlers whose main income had been the white man’s money.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
