bandit
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Nigeria's police and military have long been overstretched: across its north, Africa's most populous country is fighting a long-running jihadist insurgency, complicated by inroads made by militants from the Sahel, and non-ideological "bandit" gangs.
From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026
Bernthal, who plays Sonny, has his own wayward machismo and hapless sensitivity, the very qualities that made Al Pacino unforgettable in the role of the bungling bandit with a Catholic conscience.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
One sculpture transforms the European hero Robin Hood into an African bandit queen who raided slave traders and freed their captives.
From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026
That alone did not cause him to become a bandit.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
The victim turned out to be the bandit chiefs mother—an unpleasant, haggling sort of person.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
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Talk Like Shakespeare Day, List 1
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