gangsters
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Intrigue begets further intrigue, and the reader struggles to keep up with a swirl of subplots involving Sweety’s assistant, a missing computer, blackmail, gangsters and corrupt politicians.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 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
There may have been some male suitors but never any who were gangsters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2026
But I’ve seen that look in pro-fighters, football players and serious gangsters.
From Salon ● Nov. 21, 2025
He was one of those young men who affected a style of dress that mimicked the well- tailored gangsters in American movies.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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