gangland
Example Sentences
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One of Scotland's most high-profile gangland figures has been deported to Amsterdam, 10 days after his airport arrest in Bali.
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2026
Congress first restricted machine guns in 1934 in response to the gangland murders during Prohibition, including the Valentine’s Day massacre in Chicago.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2024
Like the cops, crooks and gangland toughs who populate his books, Don Winslow has something of a street fighter’s mentality.
From New York Times ● Apr. 1, 2024
Students normally picked comedies, but Ashanti went with "Colors," the 1988 drama about Los Angeles cops patrolling gangland beats.
From Salon ● Dec. 21, 2022
This was the loyalty of gangland, worthy a better cause.
From The Exploits of Elaine by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve
