hustler
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Johnson: There’d be moves that could be made that some little cowboy hustler is not gonna necessarily just rob you in the corner, but I definitely wouldn’t be chasing him down.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
One thing to know: Timothée Chalamet stars as ping pong hustler Marty Mauser in this 1950s period piece from director Josh Safdie.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
"She didn't come off as a hustler," notes one former classmate.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2025
“We New Yorkers used to tolerate him when he was just another crappy real estate hustler masquerading as a big shot,” he said.
From Salon ● May 29, 2024
What makes the ghetto hustler yet more dangerous is his “glamor” image to the school-dropout youth in the ghetto.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
But the pair are just the latest in the long line of hustlers, fraudsters and canny opportunists who have been working to undermine science in this country for more than a century.
From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026
Her videos feature a mix of her playing online and in person, including against New York's famed Washington Square Park hustlers.
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2026
Kwiyup typifies a new class of self-styled entrepreneurs who might traditionally be called freelancers and side hustlers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
But the opportunity to profit from advertising revenue and sponsorship money has also attracted side hustlers just like Jordan, who hope to generate income outside their full-time jobs.
From Slate ● Mar. 14, 2025
"Who you think works the door? Me, that's who. I see all the freaks, the hustlers, the crazies, all them. They all gotta come past me."
From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds
