hustler
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In “Malcolm X,” Lindo squared off with Denzel Washington’s protagonist as a Harlem hustler named West Indian Archie.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026
"She didn't come off as a hustler," notes one former classmate.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 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
The hustler had said he was aware that the Muslims were holding an all-black bazaar at Rockland Palace, which is primarily a dancehall.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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
In comedies, personal reps are always outrageous hustlers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Her videos feature a mix of her playing online and in person, including against New York's famed Washington Square Park hustlers.
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2026
Kwiyup typifies a new class of self-styled entrepreneurs who might traditionally be called freelancers and side hustlers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
The old hustlers sit around the bar, and I bring them food from the kitchen.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
