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gangster

[gang-ster] / ˈgæŋ stər /


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And the booth frequented by gangster Mickey Cohen will stay put.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

There’s a rich conversation about the efficacy of influential figures such as gangster Casper Holstein and writer Carl Van Vechten, who helped finance and support, respectively, members of the Harlem Renaissance and their work.

From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026

In a gangster movie we’d call it muscle: large men with misshapen heads who do the grunt work.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

"Are we in an American gangster movie? This needs to stop," Salvatore says.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

Lucky for her, I don't really have the heart to be gangster anyway.

From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds

Sivanandhan, who spent years confronting Mumbai's gangsters, knows the limits of even the tightest security.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

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

Its members have mocked hard-shell cholos and gangsters, often by placing them in funny scenarios.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026

People are carefully trying to connect the dots, trying to point to places within Dylan’s work where he’s mentioned gangsters or specific moments in American history.

From Salon ● May 12, 2026

Julio Cesar Cancino Galvez, with Grupo Beta Sur, recalls how a group of about thirty migrants at the Tapachula train station asked him why the authorities weren’t clamping down on the gangsters.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario


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