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“To every terrorist thug smuggling poisonous drugs into the United States of America, please be warned that we will blow you out of existence,” he said in his address to the United Nations.

The prime minister understands that, in the modern world, deploying soldiers to cities and having masked thugs abduct people off the streets is not a good look.

From Salon

Sam replied that the worrying thing should be that someone labelled a far-right thug is able to gather that many people in the capital city - because people are that upset.

From BBC

But when a seemingly straightforward rip-off goes sideways, old wounds reopen, placing the law and a band of murderous thugs on their trail.

From Salon

“Two words,” says Tony, observing Ziva take apart a thug endangering her daughter.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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