gangster
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Vincent Pastore, best known for playing gangster informant Salvatore “Big Pussy” Bonpensiero on HBO’s “The Sopranos,” has died.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
The Halls believe the posts are designed to project a "gangster image" and gain kudos.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
I think that’s the first time that Yasmin became a gangster.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026
One of the greatest gangster films of all time was nearly marred by tragedy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
The She Elephant swaggered among them like a gangster.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
And it didn't help that public perception continued to associate tattoos with gangsters and organised crime.
From BBC ● May 29, 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
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
In their dark glasses, they look like gangsters in the American movies that sometimes come to town.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
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