mugger
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"Comedy legend fights off mugger", reads the Daily Star, alongside a photograph of comedian Paul Whitehouse.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
First, he maneuvered his food truck to cut off the mugger; then he jumped out to confront the man.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 2024
When he rushes to the aid of what he thinks is a damsel in distress, he finds a mugger uttering high-pitched screams, the woman who’s just pepper-sprayed him standing calmly at his side.
From Slate ● Apr. 2, 2019
That is, assuming no one wandered into traffic, fell off a cliff, failed to notice a mugger behind them, or any of the other mishaps that have befallen Pokémon gamers.
From New York Times ● Jul. 22, 2016
“He can call in the police, the army and the secret service. If he says ‘boo,’ a mugger at the other end of the city drops a wallet.”
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
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