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recidivist

[ri-si-duhv-ist] / rɪˈsɪ dəvˌɪst /


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It will, however, create additional programming for TV, more advertising, revenue, opportunities for recidivist gamblers, etc.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 22, 2025

He died a week ago for want of $500 to make a $5,000 bond, held as a recidivist for allegedly shoplifting a $24 pair of pants and a $20 electric shaver from Walmart in July.

From Slate Aug. 24, 2023

From time to time, a regulator will call foul on recidivist corporate wrongdoers.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 28, 2022

Pritchard said the SEC could "tell a court that he's a recidivist violator of the securities laws and that he needs to be dealt with harshly."

From Reuters Apr. 5, 2022

To analyse the sensibility of a soul mounting on flaming pinions to God is easier than to describe the modulations of a moral recidivist.

From Unicorns by James Huneker




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