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gangster

[gang-ster] / ˈgæŋ stər /


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“The Navy wanted from the Italians all the pictures they could possibly get of every port of Sicily, of every channel,” Meyer Lansky, another notorious gangster, later testified.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

For the Daily Telegraph, a picture of Meghan in pink serves to mark her "advanced discussions" to join the cast of the "gangster series" The Gentlemen.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

Vincent Pastore, best known for playing gangster informant Salvatore “Big Pussy” Bonpensiero on HBO’s “The Sopranos,” has died.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

El Dorado is controlled by a gangster known only by his first name, Fabio, a Pablo Escobar-type character who has ingratiated himself with locals through acts of charity.

From Barron's Jun. 4, 2026

Others, like New York gangster Lucky Luciano, dressed far more conservatively, favoring gray suits and cashmere topcoats.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

Yestin Duran, a 31-year-old beverage vendor, said she feared that "gangsters and robbers can cross over" more easily from Brazil.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

Its members have mocked hard-shell cholos and gangsters, often by placing them in funny scenarios.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2026

Some of its most notable inmates have included notorious gangsters Al Capone, Mickey Cohen and George "Machine Gun" Kelly.

From BBC Apr. 4, 2026

In clipped, fast-moving scenes, Mr. Sayles shifts between the boardroom and the assembly line, and radiates out to develop the roles of attendant characters, from journalists to labor activists to gangsters and rumrunners.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 29, 2026

When she splits the book open, I watch her flip through sketches of cartoonish women, all dressed like futuristic gangsters and armed with some kind of weapon or another.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman




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