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gangster

[gang-ster] / ˈgæŋ stər /


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“You’re a sociopath,” he flatly tells a Bristol gangster.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 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

For the Daily Telegraph, a picture of Meghan in pink serves to mark her "advanced discussions" to join the cast of the "gangster series" The Gentlemen.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

El Dorado is controlled by a gangster known only by his first name, Fabio, a Pablo Escobar-type character who has ingratiated himself with locals through acts of charity.

From Barron's Jun. 4, 2026

I tell him I don’t know and when he pokes his finger into my chest Malachy says, I’m a gangster, Frank’s a cowboy.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt

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

And it didn't help that public perception continued to associate tattoos with gangsters and organised crime.

From BBC May 29, 2026

“Audiences loved gangsters because they were fighting back at the man,” says Kathryn Fuller-Seeley, professor of media studies at the University of Texas at Austin.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 21, 2026

There may have been some male suitors but never any who were gangsters.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 26, 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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