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gangster

[gang-ster] / ˈgæŋ stər /


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His portrayal of the volatile, gritty gangster Anna won him his first National Film Award and the Filmfare Award.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Taken at a gangster party in City Terrace in 1996, the author and her big sister Maria stare stone-faced, as if daring us to read.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

"Are we in an American gangster movie? This needs to stop," Salvatore says.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

“The Navy wanted from the Italians all the pictures they could possibly get of every port of Sicily, of every channel,” Meyer Lansky, another notorious gangster, later testified.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

He must have been a gangster of some sort, but I cannot be sure.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Yestin Duran, a 31-year-old beverage vendor, said she feared that "gangsters and robbers can cross over" more easily from Brazil.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

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

Officials no longer talk about eliminating the PCC but managing its uneasy coexistence with the state—often leaving investigators frustrated or stunned by the links between gangsters and the state itself.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026

Some of its most notable inmates have included notorious gangsters Al Capone, Mickey Cohen and George "Machine Gun" Kelly.

From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2026

Prohibition-era gangsters also became known for the cars they drove or were driven in.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler


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