bandit
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Some managers of SPVs, knowing they’re among the few ways to buy into coveted pre-IPO companies, charge fees that would make a bandit blush.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
He would have made out like a bandit, given the fall in property prices, which took the best part of a decade to recover.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 7, 2025
Audu Abdullahi Ofisa, a bandit leader who took part in the Jibia talks, endorsed the move towards peace: "Life is full of ups and downs, we are happy to go into another phase."
From BBC • Nov. 29, 2025
Cicero, Mr. Delbourgo writes, denounced Verres as “a bandit, a pirate, and a predator” driven by “amentiam singularem et furorem,” or “singular and furious madness.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025
I remember you were always surprised by this, like you expected the chairs to disappear overnight, stolen by some daring bandit.
From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy
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