hustler
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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
And that’s just me, going from a shy kid to being a hustler and grinder and living in New York and just continuing the pace and doing more and more.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2025
On Instagram, he has been much more brash about his "Midas touch" - saying he is a "hustler" who works hard.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2025
So now I'm a writer and a hustler: coach, software entrepreneur, ghostwriter, teacher, juggler — my decision.
From Salon ● Oct. 14, 2024
Tim, always the hustler and the dealmaker, stepped in.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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
Yes, she’s poor and he’s rich, but they’re both hustlers — one way he flirts is telling Lucy he sees potential in her intangibles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2025
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
As hip-hop rose from the streets to the mainstream in the 90s, the rappers and hustlers that broke through had few role models who had trodden that path before them.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2024
Some of the ablest of New York’s black hustlers took a liking to me, and knowing that I still was green by their terms, soon began in a paternal way to “straighten Red out.”
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
