gang
Example Sentences
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The soldiers had been sent on patrol as part of the government's crackdown on criminal gangs in the country, which has seen its crime rate skyrocket as the gangs' power has expanded.
From BBC
“As a Druze, if I want to stand against Al-Hijri and his gangs, who can I go to?” the activist asked.
From Los Angeles Times
In recent years, oversight bodies have uncovered information about so-called deputy gangs, published reports on inhumane jail conditions and issued subpoenas for records related to on-duty use of force incidents.
From Los Angeles Times
The Sun daily said it understood a cyber gang named Storm-1849, accused of targeting critics of Beijing, was behind the Foreign Office hack.
From Barron's
The plot involves an Indian spy who goes undercover to infiltrate a powerful gang in Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city.
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