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"I've had the president of Israel call me, and he was very, very sweet. He called the attackers thugs, promised to do everything in his power to have them arrested," Levine told the BBC.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Ms. Crabapple’s great-grandfather, Samuel Rothbort, was a Russian-born Bundist who, after tangling with local thugs, immigrated to the U.S. and became a painter and chicken farmer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 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

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