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thug

[thuhg] / θʌg /


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But as long as Mr. Cabello remains the thug behind the throne, any such change would be cosmetic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 25, 2026

The former leader of the now-defunct English Defence League had wrongly claimed in an online video that a Syrian teenager was a violent thug.

From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2025

Before long, he had booked roles as a Greek god in “Clash of the Titans,” a thug in Ridley Scott’s “Robin Hood” and lovestruck farmer Andy in Stephen Frears’ “Tamara Drewe.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2024

"But the idea to pay her thug money to try to help protect her this and that, for what?" he added.

From Salon ● Feb. 1, 2024

“You think I’m a thug, well I claim it,” I mutter.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas

Abelardo de la Espriella, a rich lawyer who promised an iron-fisted crackdown on drug thugs, finished ahead of ruling movement’s leftist hopeful.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026

"They began organising traffic and clearing the markets, removing the street vendors who were blocking the roads. We felt protected from thugs and thieves."

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2025

The safety-conscious Monahan would not open her door to just anybody, especially not to hard-looking thugs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2025

Bishop Edward Mwai said that unnamed people had mobilised "thugs" to disrupt the church service, reports the Star website.

From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2025

I tell Russ about how my grandfather stole money from the thugs he worked for so he could take my grandmother back to Ireland.

From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick




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