thug
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“She saw the show early, and she was just totally taken. I think she said something like, ‘Alicia, you made this young thug cry,’” Keys recounted.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
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
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
In July 2021, Syrian teenager Jamal Hijazi won £100,000 in damages following a major defamation battle after Yaxley-Lennon spread false allegations accusing him of being a violent thug.
From BBC • Aug. 28, 2024
He cracks his knuckles like he’s some tough thug instead of my dorky older brother.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
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