gangsters

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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

But I’ve seen that look in pro-fighters, football players and serious gangsters.

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2025

The series follows the lives of Birmingham gangsters in the 20th Century, including Tommy Shelby, played by Cillian Murphy.

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2025

My role is that of a detective, and throughout this game of fatal political espionage, I encounter multiple puppet characters — electricians, would-be-mayors, gangsters, dead puppets.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2025

But most gangsters were, as the cliche assures us, two-bit gangsters.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt