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robber

[rob-er] / ˈrɒb ər /


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It’s a faithful facsimile—with a singular ingredient absent: the soulful performance of Al Pacino in the central role of the hapless bank robber Sonny.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

"Ludicrously, one of their concerns was that the robber was a 'customer'."

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

This was the age of robber barons like John D. Rockefeller, whose Standard Oil was a business “trust” comprising dozens of companies in numerous vertically linked industries.

From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026

Government and private money are flowing in quantities that would make a Gilded Age robber baron blush.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 23, 2025

He wasn’t her baby any more but a wild thing, a thief, a robber.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote