gangster
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I think that’s the first time that Yasmin became a gangster.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026
He appeared last year as cold-blooded gangster Colorado in crime thriller Caught Stealing alongside Austin Butler, Regina King and Zoë Kravitz; and as Happy Gilmour's eccentric golf caddie Oscar in Adam Sandler's comedy sequel.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
One X user posted a meme with a photo of fictional Italian gangster Tony Soprano saying, “I don’t want any California bulls—.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026
Many of the movies of the era picked up on this theme and offered people solace by turning the tables—especially the new genre of gangster movies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 21, 2026
When he smiled, however, you saw the softness in his eyes, which made it clear that Lefty was in fact no gangster but the pampered, bookish son of comfortably well-off parents.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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People are carefully trying to connect the dots, trying to point to places within Dylan’s work where he’s mentioned gangsters or specific moments in American history.
From Salon ● May 12, 2026
“Audiences loved gangsters because they were fighting back at the man,” says Kathryn Fuller-Seeley, professor of media studies at the University of Texas at Austin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 21, 2026
In addition to grime, gore and disdain for governments, the ragtime gangsters of “Peaky Blinders” provided a minor education.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
There may have been some male suitors but never any who were gangsters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2026
It’s a hive of constant human activity, all day long, people coming and going, gangsters hustling, guys on the corner doing nothing, kids running around.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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