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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 story focuses on two figures, a school principal and a thug.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2025

I didn’t think I was a thug or a nerd, but was constantly feeling like a man with no nation.

From Salon • Dec. 10, 2024

“He was not a gangster, he was not a thug — he was a father who gave his life to Jesus and was trying to get it together.”

From Seattle Times • Aug. 27, 2023

What if Hank Garvin was secretly a thug?

From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata




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