mob
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Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren have found they quite enjoy mob life, as they embody the dangerous and volatile criminal boss couple Conrad and Maeve Harrigan in "MobLand."
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
"These things should be litigated through the criminal process or through some sort of fair process, not through a social media mob or witch hunt."
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
Steinbrenner countered by hiring Roy Cohn—lawyer, notorious fixer and another mentor to Mr. Trump—to dig into Mr. Winfield’s charity, and Howard Spira—a former FBI mob informant—to dig up dirt on Mr. Winfield.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
It underscores the dangers of mob mentality and the manosphere, while also emphasizing that despite all of the progress LGBTQ+ people have made, they are still in serious peril.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
I broke away from the crowd and walked into the mob of people surrounding Sookie.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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“The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street,” from the first season, depicted the effects of a power outage on an ordinary neighborhood and warned about the minds of mobs and the perils of prejudice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
In Belfast itself, local communities have gathered en masse to support their immigrant neighbors, whether by hiding them from roving mobs or raising money to repair their homes and businesses.
From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2026
Duer was dragged to the gaol on March 23, trailed by mobs of creditors, including members of the city’s most prominent families.
From Barron's ● Mar. 1, 2026
Since opening in 2015, Infinite Flow has performed at more than 350 events, from K-5 school assemblies to 100-person flash mobs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2025
Mobs ... mobs of policemen—everything but England was in the hands of mobs, mobs, mobs.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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As he was mobbed by team-mates, Upton Park was plunged into darkness.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
On the campaign trail, Siegmund -- a former entrepreneur with a sharp undercut hairstyle and a huge social media following -- has been mobbed by adoring fans, many wearing T-shirts bearing his likeness.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
Fans mobbed an airport to jeer him as he boarded a private jet bound for LSU.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
He said the High Street was "mobbed" when he was younger, but not anymore.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
Twenty-five thousand fans, many of whom had crossed the country expecting to see the race of the century, mobbed Belmont on race day.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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But as any financial news reader knows, investors have been mobbing the exits of nontraded private credit funds in the past month.
From Barron's ● Mar. 19, 2026
When the last out was recorded, a club so hungry to add to its 2020 title came pouring out of the dugout, mobbing Buehler on the mound.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2024
The media's pursuit of Amy Winehouse is one of the main themes of the film, with paparazzi shown camping outside her home and mobbing her in the street.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2024
Newsom’s office declined to identify which Target the encounter occurred at, to keep the media from mobbing the store.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2024
But then the team was mobbing him, and I jogged off the track.
From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli
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