goon
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Doubling Starlink subscriptions to 12 million from a year earlier pales in comparison with talk about life on Mars and social-media posts highlighting AI goon slop.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
"You end up being a goon to at least earn something," he said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
Private sector workers won the right to form unions and strike under the National Labor Relations Board, largely ending the union-busting and goon violence of decades past.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2025
Now there’s a ham-fisted goon in an ill-fitting valet attendant’s coat rummaging in broad daylight through all of the keys—all of that private information, previously given in trust, handled with care, and regulated by law.
From Slate ● Feb. 3, 2025
Neither of us had told my father that she’d bitten Dusty’s goon that night at the marina when he snuck up and grabbed her.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
I have zero love for the loser goons who threatened Gery online—may they all have flat tires for life—but honest debate?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Marius, 27, one of five goons who agreed to speak with AFP on condition that their names were changed, has been doing the job since he was 17.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
A black belt in taekwondo, the impressive Yanin sets the bar high in the opening scene, battling two goons who hoist her aloft in the splits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
The "Gen Z" movement alleges, however, that paid goons had looted various buildings in order to undermine their cause.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2025
Jordan and his goons were up on the bridge.
From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers
